New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE PILOTAGE LICENSING ACT 1971 - SECT 53

53 Exemption from compliance with regulations

(1) If it appears to the Minister, on the application of any person affected by any regulation, that compliance with all or any part of the regulation is impracticable or unnecessary, the Minister may direct that compliance with that regulation or part thereof may be dispensed with, and may, by the same direction, direct that some other requirement be substituted for the requirement of the regulation or part thereof.

(2) A breach of any requirement directed by the Minister to be substituted for any regulation or part of a regulation shall be deemed to be a breach of that regulation.

(3) Any direction under this subsection may be given under the hand of an officer or employee of the Minister authorised by the Minister in that behalf.

(4) Any direction under this section may also be given by the Director-General if it relates to licences or certificates.