Offshore electricity installations subject to customs control
33BA Offshore electricity installations subject to customs control
A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
the persons uses an Australian offshore electricity installation; and
the Australian offshore electricity installation is subject to customs control.
Penalty: 500 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has permission in force under subsection (4).
A person may apply to the Comptroller‑General of Customs for permission to engage in specified activities in relation to the use of an Australian offshore electricity installation that is subject to customs control.
The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by notice in writing given to the applicant, grant the permission, subject to such conditions (if any) as are specified in the notice.
A person commits an offence if:
the person has permission in force under subsection (4); and
the permission is subject to one or more conditions (including a condition imposed or varied under subsection (6)); and
the person fails to comply with any of those conditions.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
If the Comptroller‑General of Customs has, under subsection (4), granted a person permission to engage in any activities in relation to an Australian offshore electricity installation, the Comptroller‑General of Customs may, while that installation remains subject to customs control, by notice in writing served on the person:
suspend or revoke the permission; or
revoke or vary a condition to which the permission is subject; or
impose new conditions to which the permission is to be subject.
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