Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 33

             (1)  The Secretary may direct that additional security measures be implemented or complied with.

             (2)  A direction under subsection (1) is a security direction .

             (3)  The Secretary must not give a security direction unless it is appropriate to do so because an unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities is probable or imminent.

             (4)  A security direction has no effect until the Secretary commits the direction to writing.

Note:          This requires the Secretary to have a written record of a direction that is given orally.

             (5)  The regulations may prescribe requirements for, or in relation to, the giving of security directions.