Direction to person to put out certain lights etc.
92 Direction to person to put out certain lights etc.
This section applies if a harbour master reasonably believes a light, sign, signal, electrical or radio installation or equipment or anything else (a source of interference)—
may be or has been mistaken for, may interfere or is interfering with, or may otherwise affect or is otherwise affecting the proper operation of, an aid to navigation; or
may otherwise affect the safe operation of ships.
The harbour master may direct the following persons to put out, remove or screen the source of interference, or to take other specified action in relation to the source of interference—
the owner or occupier of the place where the source of interference is situated;
the person the harbour master reasonably believes owns or is responsible for the source of interference.
The direction may specify how and when the action is to be taken.
A person must comply with a direction under subsection (2), unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.
Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—200 penalty units.
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