Statutory Rules 1983 No. 2201
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Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Regulations
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and in pursuance of section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, hereby make the following Regulations under the Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981.
Dated 7 October 1983.
N. M. STEPHEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
PETER MORRIS
Minister of State for Transport
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Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Regulations.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “the Act” means the Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981.
Notification of change in ownership of a ship
3. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 18 (1) (b) of the Act, the Minister shall be notified of a change in the ownership of the ship by means of—
(a) a telephone message;
(b) an urgent telegram message;
(c) a telex message;
(d) a radio message; or
(e) a written message delivered by hand,
conveyed through the Australian Coastal Surveillance Centre in the Department.
(2) A message referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall commence with the code letters TRANSREP and shall specify—
(a) in the case of a telephone message—
(i) that the message is an urgent message; and
(ii) the telephone number, telex number or radio call-sign by means of which an urgent message may be conveyed to the person who was the owner of the ship; and
(b) in any other case—
(i) the date upon which the message is conveyed;
(ii) the time of day, expressed as Universal Co-ordinated Time, that the message is conveyed;
(iii) that the message is an urgent message; and
(iv) the telephone number, telex number or radio call-sign by means of which an urgent message may be conveyed to the person who was the owner of the ship.
(3) The following particulars of a change in the ownership of a ship are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 18 (1) (b) of the Act:
(a) the name of the new owner of the ship;
(b) the address of the principal place of business of the new owner;
(c) if the address referred to in paragraph (b) is outside Australia and the new owner has an office or agent in Australia—the address of that office or that agent in Australia;
(d) the telephone number, telex number or radio call-sign by means of which an urgent message may be conveyed to the new owner of the ship; and
(e) particulars of any change to the name of the ship.
Notification of change of master of ship
4. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 18 (2) (b) of the Act, the Minister shall be notified by the person ceasing to be the master of the ship by means of—
(a) a telephone message;
(b) an urgent telegram message;
(c) a telex message;
(d) a radio message; or
(e) a written message delivered by hand,
conveyed through the Australian Coastal Surveillance Centre in the Department.
(2)A message referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall commence with the code letters TRANSREP and shall specify—
(a) in the case of a telephone message—
(i) that the message is an urgent message; and
(ii) the telephone number, telex number or radio call-sign by means of which an urgent message may be conveyed to the person ceasing to be the master of the ship; and
(b)in any other case—
(i) the date upon which the message is conveyed;
(ii) the time of day, expressed as Universal Co-ordinated Time, that the message is conveyed;
(iii) that the message is an urgent message; and
(iv) the telephone number, telex number or radio call-sign by means of which an urgent message may be conveyed to the person ceasing to be the master of the ship.
(3) The following particulars are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 18 (2) (b) of the Act:
(a) the name and address of the new master of the ship;
(b) the radio call-sign of the ship: and
(c) particulars of any change to the name of the ship.
Minister may make orders
5. The Minister may, by instrument in writing, make orders with respect to any matter for or in relation to which provision may be made by regulations by virtue of the definition of “noxious substance” in sub-section 10 (8) of the Act.
NOTE
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 October 1983.