Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

A person commits an offence if:

the person is in charge of a vessel; and

the vessel is in the Marine Park; and

the person’s charge of the vessel results in, or is likely to result in, the vessel causing damage to the environment in the Marine Park.

for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 3 years or 2,000 penalty units, or both; or

in any other case—1,000 penalty units.

See also Division 8.

Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

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

The fault element for paragraph (1)(c) is negligence.

For negligence, see section 5.5 of the Criminal Code.