Medical practitioners and first‑aid attendants—owner
72 Medical practitioners and first‑aid attendants—owner
The owner of a vessel that has 100 or more persons on board must ensure that a qualified medical practitioner is carried, as part of the vessel’s complement, if the vessel is:
proceeding on an overseas voyage; or
on a passage between 2 consecutive ports which exceeds the distance prescribed by the regulations.
The owner of a vessel that has more than 10 but fewer than 100 persons on board must cause to be carried as part of its complement a person qualified, in accordance with the regulations, to render first aid, if the vessel is:
proceeding on an overseas voyage; or
on a passage between 2 consecutive ports which exceeds the distance prescribed by the regulations;
unless the vessel is carrying a qualified medical practitioner as part of its complement.
Fault‑based offence
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
, 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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