Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 1912 - SECT 387

                   A person is guilty of an offence if the person, by violence, threat or intimidation, hinders or interferes with:

                     (a)  the master of a ship; or

                     (b)  an officer of a ship;

in the performance of the master's or officer's duty in relation to the maintenance of the discipline on board the ship.

Penalty:  50 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.