Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 1912 - SECT 172

             (1)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person does an act; and

                     (b)  the act results in:

                              (i)  the destruction or mutilation of an official log-book or an entry in an official log-book; or

                             (ii)  an entry in an official log-book being rendered illegible.

Penalty:  $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

             (2)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person makes or signs an entry in an official log-book, knowing that the entry is false or fraudulent; or

                     (b)  omits to make an entry in an official log-book, knowing that the omission will result in the log-book being false or fraudulent.

Penalty:  $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.