Births, deaths etc
312 Births, deaths etc
The master of a regulated Australian vessel contravenes this subsection if:
either:
a person carried on the vessel gives birth to a child, dies or disappears; or
a seafarer is injured or contracts an illness that incapacitates him or her from the performance of his or her duty; and
the master fails to do both of the following:
record the occurrence in the vessel’s official logbook together with such particulars with respect to the occurrence as are prescribed by the regulations;
as soon as practicable, give a report in writing in the approved form of the occurrence to a person prescribed by the regulations.
Fault‑based offence
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 180 penalty units.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Marine Order 11 (Living and working conditions on vessels) 2024 · Legislative Instrument · under s 342(1)
- Marine Order 12 (Construction — subdivision and stability, machinery and electrical installations) 2023 · Legislative Instrument · under s 342(1)
- Marine Order 15 (Construction — fire protection, fire detection and fire extinction) 2014 · Legislative Instrument · under s 342(1)
15 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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