Recovery of discharge expenses and expenses incurred in an emergency
85 Recovery of discharge expenses and expenses incurred in an emergency
(1) The Territory may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover discharge expenses as a debt due and payable from:
(a) the master and owner of the ship from which the pollutant was discharged or was likely to have been discharged; and
other persons causing the discharge.
(2) The Territory may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover the costs incurred by an authorised officer or by a person authorised under section 70(1)(d) in taking action under section 70 in relation to a discharge of a pollutant.
(3) Costs referred to in subsection (2) are recoverable as a debt due and payable by:
(a) the master and owner of the ship from which the pollutant was discharged or was likely to have been discharged; and
other persons causing the discharge of the pollutant.
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