Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1963. No. 100.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE BEACHES, FISHING GROUNDS AND SEA ROUTES PROTECTION ACT 1932-1961.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961.

Dated this 24th day of October, 1963.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) HUBERT OPPERMAN

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

 

Amendments of the Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Regulations.

1. Regulations 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Interpretation.

“2.—(1.) In these Regulations, ‘the Act’ means the Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961.

“(2.) A reference in these Regulations to a form by number shall be read as a reference to the form so numbered in the First Schedule to these Regulations.

Prescribed form of application for permission to sink a vessel.

“3. The prescribed form for the purposes of sub-section (2.) of section 4 of the Act is Form 1.

Prescribed areas for sinking.

“4. Each of the areas specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations is a prescribed area for the purposes of sub-section (3.) of section 4 of the Act.

Notification of granting of permission to sink a vessel.

“5. Where the Minister or his delegate, on the application of a person under section 4 of the Act, grants permission under that section for the sinking of a vessel, the Minister or the delegate, as the case may be, shall notify the person accordingly in accordance with Form 2.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th October, 1963.

  Statutory Rules 1933, No. 7.

10074/61.—Price 3d. 9/1.4.1963.

 

Prescribed officer.

“6. The Secretary to the Department of Shipping and Transport is a prescribed officer for the purposes of sub-section (6.) of section 4 of the Act.

Prescribed form of report of sinking of a vessel.

“7. The prescribed form of report for the purposes of sub-section (6.) of section 4 of the Act is Form 3.”.

Schedule I.

2. Schedule I. to the Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Regulations is repealed and the following heading and Schedule inserted in its stead:—

 

THE SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Form 1.

Regulation 3.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961.

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO SINK A VESSEL AT SEA.

To the Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

I, of , in pursuance of sub-section (2.) of section 4 of the abovementioned Act, hereby make application to sink the vessel described below within—

(a) Strike out whichever is not applicable.

(a) the area specified as Area No. in the Second Schedule to the abovementioned Regulations.

(a) the area the boundaries of which are as follows:—

2. The vessel is now at

3. I propose, if permission is granted, to sink the vessel within the area on or about , 19 .

Description of Vessel.

Name (if any)—

Material from which constructed—

Gross tonnage—

Type of vessel—

(Signature of applicant.)

/ /19 .

Form 2.

Regulation 5.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961.

NOTIFICATION OF THE GRANTING OF PERMISSION FOR THE SINKING OF A VESSEL AT SEA.

(a) Here insert the name of the person issuing the notification.

(b) Here insert “the Minister of State for Shipping and Transport” or “the delegate of the Minister of State for Shipping and Transport”, whichever is applicable.

To

With reference to your application dated , 19 ,

I, (a) , (b) hereby notify you that I have granted permission, in pursuance of section 4 of the Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961, for the sinking, as set out below, of the following vessel:—

 

2. The vessel should be sunk at within—

(c) Strike out whichever is not applicable.

(c) the area specified as Area No. in the Second Schedule to the abovementioned Regulations.

(c) the area the boundaries of which are as follows:—

3. The vessel should be sunk in the following manner:—

(Signature of person issuing notification.)

/ /19 .

Form 3.

Regulation 7.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Beaches, Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Act 1932-1961.

REPORT OF THE SINKING OF A VESSEL AT SEA.

I, of , hereby report that I have sunk at sea the following vessel:—

2. I further report the following particulars relating to the sinking:—

Date and time of sinking—

State of tide at time of sinking—

Depth of water at place of sinking—

Latitude and longitude of place of sinking—

Bearings of charted objects taken from place of sinking—

Further remarks (if any)—

(Signature of person making report.)

/ /19 .

Schedule II.

3. Schedule II. to the Fishing Grounds and Sea Routes Protection Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“SCHEDULE II.

“AREAS IN WHICH, WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, VESSELS MAY BE SUNK AT SEA.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“SECOND SCHEDULE.

Regulation 4.

“PRESCRIBED AREAS WITHIN WHICH THE SINKING OF VESSELS AT SEA MAY BE PERMITTED.”.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.