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MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 60
Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited
(1) The
master and the owner of a ship are each guilty of an offence if any garbage is
discharged from the ship into State waters. : Maximum penalty-- (a) in the
case of an individual--$55,000, or
(b) in the case of a
corporation--$275,000.
(2) In proceedings for an offence against this section
in relation to a ship-- (a) it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and
prove that garbage was discharged from the ship into State waters, but
(b) it
is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of Division 2, this section does
not apply in relation to the discharge.
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