69Unregistered ships not to leave foreign ports

69 Unregistered ships not to leave foreign ports

(1) Where an unregistered ship is at a foreign port at which there is a proper officer, the ship shall not depart from that port on a voyage unless and until a registration certificate or provisional registration certificate is granted in respect of the ship. (2) The master and owner of a ship that departs from a foreign port in contravention of subsection (1) each commit an offence punishable upon conviction: (a) if the offender is a natural person—by a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or (b) if the offender is a body corporate—by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units. (2A) An offence under subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prescribed ship, or ships included in a prescribed class of ships.