s. 26 (2) A person on board a vessel who knowingly uses S. 25(2) or displays or knowingly causes or permits any substituted by No. 20/1993 person under his or her authority to use or display s. 20. any recognised distress signal except in the case of a vessel being in distress is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 3 months or a fine of not more than 20 penalty units or both. (3) For the purposes of section 86 of the Sentencing S. 25(3) substituted by Act 1991, compensation for loss or destruction of, No. 20/1993 or damage to, property as a result of the offence s. 20. shall include compensation for— (a) any work undertaken; or (b) any risk incurred; or (c) any loss sustained— in consequence of the signal having been taken to be a distress signal. 26 Assistance to people in distress (1) If the person in charge of a vessel believes that S. 26(1) amended by any other person in the vicinity of the vessel is in No. 77/2001 distress, the person in charge must, unless he or s. 24(a)(b). she is unable to do so or in the circumstances of the case he or she considers it unsafe, unreasonable or unnecessary to do so, cause his or her vessel to proceed with all practicable speed to the assistance of that other person. (2) If the person in charge of a vessel contravenes subsection (1)—
S. 25(2) substituted by No. 20/1993 s. 20. (2) A person on board a vessel who knowingly uses or displays or knowingly causes or permits any person under his or her authority to use or display any recognised distress signal except in the case of a vessel being in distress is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 3 months or a fine of not more than 20 penalty units or both. S. 25(3) substituted by No. 20/1993 s. 20. (3) For the purposes of section 86 of the Sentencing Act 1991, compensation for loss or destruction of, or damage to, property as a result of the offence shall include compensation for— (a) any work undertaken; or (b) any risk incurred; or (c) any loss sustained— in consequence of the signal having been taken to be a distress signal. 26 Assistance to people in distress S. 26(1) amended by No. 77/2001 s. 24(a)(b). (1) If the person in charge of a vessel believes that any other person in the vicinity of the vessel is in distress, the person in charge must, unless he or she is unable to do so or in the circumstances of the case he or she considers it unsafe, unreasonable or unnecessary to do so, cause his or her vessel to proceed with all practicable speed to the assistance of that other person. (2) If the person in charge of a vessel contravenes subsection (1)— s. 26
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