Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
26FELLocal suppliers must be registered
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26FEL Local suppliers must be registered
A person commits an offence if: (a) the person supplies fuel oil to a ship; and (b) the person is not registered on the Register of Local Suppliers of Fuel Oil; and (c) the supply happens while the ship is: (i) in the sea near a State, the Jervis Bay Territory or an external Territory and no law of that State or Territory gives effect to subparagraph 9.1 of Regulation 18 of Annex VI in relation to the area of the sea where the supply happens; or (ia) in the outer territorial sea; or (ii) in the exclusive economic zone.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.