Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
26FESNotification of sulphur content of gas fuel
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26FES Notification of sulphur content of gas fuel
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person supplies gas fuel to a ship; and (b) the ship has a gross tonnage of 400 or more; 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 paragraph 3 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; and (d) the person does not provide to the master of the ship, in connection with that supply, documentation specifying the sulphur content for the gas fuel supplied.
Penalty: 200 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.