24Unauthorised person not to board or approach vessel or installation

#### 24 Unauthorised person not to board or approach vessel or installation (1) An unauthorised person must not: (a) go on board or alongside any vessel subject to quarantine or on which the quarantine signal is displayed; or (b) approach within 30 metres of any prescribed signal on a landing place. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (1A) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person does the things mentioned in that subsection as the master or a member of the crew of a tug that is carrying out operations as a tug. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (1A) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code). (2) An unauthorised person must not go on board or alongside any installation subject to quarantine or on which the quarantine signal is displayed. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person goes on board or alongside the installation as the master or a member of the crew of a tug that is carrying out operations as a tug. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2A) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code). (3) An offence against this section is an offence of strict liability.