TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) ACT 1994 - SECT 219I
Amendment of standards
TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) ACT 1994 - SECT 219I
Amendment of standards
219I Amendment of standards
(1) This division applies to the amendment of a standard in the same way as it
applies to the making of a standard with any necessary changes.
(2) However,
sections 219Cto 219Fdo not apply to the amendment of a standard if the
general manager considers the proposed amendment—
(a) is not likely to
impose appreciable costs on the community or a part of the community; or
(b)
only provides for, or to the extent it only provides for, any of the
following—
(i) a matter that is not of a legislative character, including,
for example, a matter of a machinery, administrative, drafting or formal
nature;
(ii) a matter that does not operate to the disadvantage of any person
(other than a government entity) by decreasing the person’s rights;
(iii) a
matter that does not operate to the disadvantage of any person (other than a
government entity) by imposing liabilities on the person;
(iv) an amendment
to take account of current Queensland legislative drafting practice;
(v) an
amendment that does not fundamentally affect the standard’s application or
operation;
(vi) a matter of a savings or transitional character;
(vii) a
matter that is substantially uniform or complementary with legislation of the
Commonwealth or another State;
(viii) a matter involving the adoption of an
Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental
agreement or instrument, if an assessment of the benefits and costs has
already been made and the assessment was made for, or is relevant to,
Queensland;
(ix) a matter advance notice of which would enable someone to
gain unfair advantage.