(e) where the person charged is the master of a ship and is for the time being out of the jurisdiction service of any documents relating to the offence shall be sufficiently served on that person by being served on the agent (if any) of the ship of which he is the master. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any Act, law or usage to the contrary a person who has been directed to be tried for an indictable offence against this Part may be proceeded against, tried and convicted of the offence in his absence. S. 85A 85A Regulations inserted by No. 90/1989 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations s. 16. for or with respect to— S. 85A(1)(a) (a) regulating or prohibiting activity in the amended by vicinity of a whale, being activity that may No. 87/1997 s. 38(1)(a)(i). disturb or interfere with the whale— (i) by persons in vessels or aircraft; or S. 85A(1)(a)(i) amended by No. 87/1997 s. 38(1)(a)(ii). (ii) by persons in the water or on the land; (b) prescribing penalties not exceeding twenty penalty units for a contravention of the regulations; S. 85A(1)(c) (c) any other matter or thing which is authorised inserted by or required by this Part to be prescribed to No. 87/1997 give effect to this Part. s. 38(1)(b). (2) Regulations under this section may be of general or of specially limited application and may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance.
(e) where the person charged is the master of a ship and is for the time being out of the jurisdiction service of any documents relating to the offence shall be sufficiently served on that person by being served on the agent (if any) of the ship of which he is the master. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any Act, law or usage to the contrary a person who has been directed to be tried for an indictable offence against this Part may be proceeded against, tried and convicted of the offence in his absence. S. 85A inserted by No. 90/1989 s. 16. 85A Regulations (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to— S. 85A(1)(a) amended by No. 87/1997 s. 38(1)(a)(i). (a) regulating or prohibiting activity in the vicinity of a whale, being activity that may disturb or interfere with the whale— S. 85A(1)(a)(i) amended by No. 87/1997 s. 38(1)(a)(ii). (i) by persons in vessels or aircraft; or (ii) by persons in the water or on the land; (b) prescribing penalties not exceeding twenty penalty units for a contravention of the regulations; S. 85A(1)(c) inserted by No. 87/1997 s. 38(1)(b). (c) any other matter or thing which is authorised or required by this Part to be prescribed to give effect to this Part. (2) Regulations under this section may be of general or of specially limited application and may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance.
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