MARITIME AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 21 - SECT 69 69 Insertion of new s 87B
MARITIME AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2006 No. 21 - SECT 69
69 Insertion of new s 87BAfter section 87A--
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'(1) A harbour master may direct the master of a ship to operate the ship in a stated way.
'(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the harbour master may direct the master of a ship in or adjacent to a marine incident area to operate the ship in a stated way, including, for example, in any of the following ways--
(a) not to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area;
(b) to cause the ship to enter the marine incident area in a stated way;
(c) to navigate the ship in the marine incident area in a stated way;
(d) to anchor, berth or moor the ship at a stated place in the marine incident area;
(e) to move the ship from an anchorage, berth or mooring in the marine incident area;
(f) to cause the ship to leave the marine incident area or to leave the marine incident area in a stated way.
'(3) A person must not contravene a direction under this section, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3)--200 penalty units.'.