Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 1912 - SECT 417

             (1)  Where, to the knowledge of the master of a ship to which Part II applies:

                     (a)  a member of the crew of the ship, or a passenger or any other person carried on the ship, gives birth to a child, dies or disappears; or

                     (b)  a member of the crew suffers a hurt or injury, or contracts an illness, which incapacitates him or her from the performance of his or her duty;

the master shall:

                     (c)  record the occurrence in the official log-book of the ship together with such particulars with respect to the occurrence as are prescribed; and

                     (d)  as soon as practicable, furnish to a proper authority a report in writing of the occurrence in accordance with the prescribed form.

Penalty:  $500.

             (3)  Where the death, disappearance or illness of, or a hurt or injury to, a person is reported to a proper authority under this section, a proper authority, or such other person as the Authority approves, may, unless the Authority otherwise directs, inquire into the occurrence.

             (4)  A person who inquires into an occurrence under subsection (3) shall:

                     (a)  enter in the official log-book of the ship concerned a statement to the effect that, in that person's opinion, the record of the occurrence in the official log-book of the ship is correct or is not correct, as the case requires; and

                     (b)  furnish a copy of the entry to the Authority or to such other person as is prescribed.