Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts A person
who —
(a)
sends or takes, or attempts to send or take, any ship from a port in the
State; or
(b)
departs from or arrives at any port in the State in charge of any ship,
with the hatches of
the ship not being properly battened down and secured, or in such a position
and condition that they can be battened down and secured without delay, is
guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $1 000.