Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY REGULATIONS 2003 - REG 2.35

         (1)   Subject to subsections 35 (2) and 38 (3) of the Act, the Secretary must give a security direction, or notify a person of the revocation of a security direction under subsection 38 (2) of the Act:

                (a)    orally (for example, by telephone or radio communication); or

               (b)    in writing; or

                (c)    by electronic transmission (for example, by facsimile or e‑mail).

Note    Under subsection 33 (4) of the Act, a security direction has no effect until the Secretary commits the direction to writing.

         (2)   Each of the following:

                (a)    a port operator required to communicate a security direction under subsection 35 (3) of the Act;

               (b)    an offshore facility operator required to communicate a security direction under subsection 35 (8) of the Act;

                (c)    a ship operator required to communicate a security direction under subsection 36 (2) of the Act;

must do so using any of the means set out in subregulation (1).