Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts31. Vessel carrying flammable cargo, &c.
(1) Where a vessel requiring entry into the Port has on board as cargo -
(a) flammable liquid in a quantity not less than 500 tonnes; or
(b) an explosive or other substance considered for the purposes of this section by the Chief Executive Officer to be a hazard or danger to the Port,
the Chief Executive Officer may require the owner of the vessel to -
(c) give to him or her such security by way of bond, indemnity, guarantee or otherwise, or any combination of those methods, as he or she determines; or
(d) have or obtain from an insurer, approved by him or her for the purposes of this section, a policy of insurance,
in respect of the whole of any loss or damage that may occur from the loading, unloading, handling or storage of the cargo in the Port.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer may refuse or restrict entry into the Port of a vessel in respect of which the owner has refused or failed to give a security or to have an insurance as required under subsection (1), or refuse or restrict the loading, unloading, handling or storage of cargo on, from or in that vessel in the Port.