Vessel for sale required to have builders plate
18D Vessel for sale required to have builders plate
(1) A person must not sell a vessel to which this Part applies unless:
(a) a builders plate is fixed to the vessel in accordance with the ABP Standard; and
(b) the plate contains the information required by the ABP Standard; and
(c) the information is in a form that meets the requirements of the ABP Standard; and
the information on the plate is correct at the time of the sale.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subregulation (1).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subregulation (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (2) if:
(a) the defendant was an owner builder of the vessel concerned and the vessel was sold more than 5 years after it was first used; or
(b) the defendant establishes that the vessel was to be exported from Australia.
In this regulation:
sell includes:
supply for sale; or
supply as part of a trade or business; or
offer or display for sale.
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