Geographical application of offences and civil penalty provisions relating to foreign vessels, etc
9 Geographical application of offences and civil penalty provisions relating to foreign vessels, etc
Despite sections 6 and 8, the master or owner of a foreign vessel, or a recreational vessel that does not have Australian nationality, does not:
commit an offence against this Act that relates to the vessel; or
contravene a civil penalty provision of this Act that relates to the vessel;
unless, at the time when the conduct constituting the alleged offence or contravention occurs, the vessel is:
in an Australian port; or
entering or leaving an Australian port; or
in the internal waters of Australia; or
in the territorial sea of Australia, other than in the course of innocent passage.
Certain provisions of this Act provide that this section does not apply to specified offences and civil penalty provisions.
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