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CurrentDetained vessels: unauthorised operation
Part 3Marine powers and duties
62 Detained vessels: unauthorised operation
(1)
A person commits an offence if —
(a)
the person operates a detained vessel, or causes or permits the operation of a detained vessel; and
(b)
the vessel has not been released from detention; and
(c)
the chief executive officer has not authorised the person to operate the vessel.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $5 000.
(2)
It is a defence in a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) to show that the operation of the vessel was, in the circumstances, reasonably justified for the purposes of protecting the vessel from imminent danger.
[Section 62 inserted: No. 24 of 2023 s. 49.]
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