New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 47

47 Offence of being responsible for jettisoning of harmful substances in packaged form into State waters from a ship

A person responsible for any harmful substance in packaged form being jettisoned from a ship into State waters is guilty of an offence.

: Maximum penalty--

(a) in the case of an individual--$220,000, or

(b) in the case of a corporation--$1,100,000.