Power to require owner of vessel to provide ballast water records
301 Power to require owner of vessel to provide ballast water records
A biosecurity officer may require the owner of a vessel to produce to the officer any record required to be retained under section 294, or a copy of such a record certified by or on behalf of the owner.
A person may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person provides false or misleading documents (see section 137.2 of the Criminal Code and section 533 of this Act).
A biosecurity officer:
may make copies of, or take extracts from, a record produced under subsection (1); and
for that purpose, may remove the record from the place at which it was produced.
A person who is required to produce a record, or a copy of a record, under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement as soon as reasonably practicable.
Strict liability offence
A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
the person is required to produce a record, or a copy of a record, under subsection (1); and
the person fails to comply with the requirement as soon as reasonably practicable.
For offences of strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 80 penalty units.
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