27Stores etc not to be discharged etc

#### 27 Stores etc not to be discharged etc (1) A person must not discharge or remove stores or waste from an overseas vessel or overseas installation at a port in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands. Penalty: 30 penalty units. > Note: Port includes, in relation to an aircraft, any place at which an aircraft can land, whether a landing place or not—see subsection 5(1) of the Act. (2) It is a defence to a prosecution under subregulation (1) if the master of the vessel or installation has given the person permission to discharge or remove the relevant stores or waste. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter mentioned in this subregulation—see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code. (3) An offence under subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.