sec.125Marine incidents must be reported

### sec.125 Marine incidents must be reported If a marine incident causing or involving the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a Queensland regulated ship happens, the owner of the ship must report the marine incident to a shipping inspector at the earliest opportunity, but within 48 hours after the owner becomes aware of the incident, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse for not complying with this subsection. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If— a Queensland regulated ship is involved in another type of marine incident; or a Queensland regulated ship’s master has reason to believe that the ship has been involved in another type of marine incident; the master of the ship must report the marine incident to a shipping inspector within 48 hours after the incident happens, unless the master has a reasonable excuse for not complying with this subsection. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. If the report under subsection (1) or (2) is not made to the shipping inspector in the approved form, the owner or master must make a further report about the marine incident to a shipping inspector in the approved form at the earliest opportunity. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse if the owner under subsection (1) , or the master under subsection (2) , did not have access to a way of reporting the marine incident within the time stated in the relevant subsection. Subsection (4) does not limit the circumstances that may constitute a reasonable excuse under subsections (1) and (2) . s 125 amd 2006 No. 21 s 77 ; 2007 No. 25 s 10 ; 2016 No. 3 s 38 (sec.125-ssec.1) If a marine incident causing or involving the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a Queensland regulated ship happens, the owner of the ship must report the marine incident to a shipping inspector at the earliest opportunity, but within 48 hours after the owner becomes aware of the incident, unless the owner has a reasonable excuse for not complying with this subsection. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.125-ssec.2) If— a Queensland regulated ship is involved in another type of marine incident; or a Queensland regulated ship’s master has reason to believe that the ship has been involved in another type of marine incident; the master of the ship must report the marine incident to a shipping inspector within 48 hours after the incident happens, unless the master has a reasonable excuse for not complying with this subsection. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.125-ssec.3) If the report under subsection (1) or (2) is not made to the shipping inspector in the approved form, the owner or master must make a further report about the marine incident to a shipping inspector in the approved form at the earliest opportunity. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.125-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse if the owner under subsection (1) , or the master under subsection (2) , did not have access to a way of reporting the marine incident within the time stated in the relevant subsection. (sec.125-ssec.5) Subsection (4) does not limit the circumstances that may constitute a reasonable excuse under subsections (1) and (2) . - (a) a Queensland regulated ship is involved in another type of marine incident; or - (b) a Queensland regulated ship’s master has reason to believe that the ship has been involved in another type of marine incident;