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Section 120 Document evidencing authority to be returned after suspension or cancellation

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) A person whose authority or temporary pilot licence is suspended or cancelled must return the document evidencing the authority or temporary pilot licence to the administering agency within 7 days after the suspension or cancellation takes effect, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) However, a person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if—

(a) the authority is the registration of a Queensland regulated ship; and

(b) the document evidencing the authority was issued in the way provided for under section 159A.

(3) If the document evidencing an authority is returned to the administering agency after the authority is suspended, the administering agency must return it to the holder at the end of the suspension term.

(4) In this section—

temporary pilot licence means a temporary pilot licence under section 104.

Queensland Marine Safety Regulation 2016 current as at 1 February 2026. Official text: legislation.qld.gov.au.

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