Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A declaration of security involving a ship and another party must be signed and dated by the master of, or SSO for, the ship and:
(a) if the other party to the agreement is also a ship -- the master of, or SSO for, that other ship; or
(b) if the other party to the agreement is a port operator -- the PSO; or
(c) if the other party to the agreement is a port facility operator -- the PFSO; or
(d) if the other party to the agreement is a port service provider -- the PSPSO.
(1A) A declaration of security involving an offshore facility and another party must be signed and dated by the operator of, or HSO for, the facility and:
(a) if the other party to the agreement is a ship -- the master of, or SSO for, the ship; or
(b) if the other party to the agreement is an offshore industry participant that operates an offshore service -- the security officer for the participant.
(2) A declaration of security must set out:
(a) contact details for the parties and signatories to the agreement; and
(b) the period for which the declaration is valid; and
(c) the maritime security level in force for each party.
Note A sample form of a declaration of security is available on the Department's web site -- see http://www.infrastructure.gov.au .
(3) A copy of the declaration of security must be kept by a party to the agreement for a period of 7 years beginning on the day after the declaration ceases to be valid.