Justices Act 1902 Maritime (Short Descriptions of Offences) Amendment (Shipboard Oil Spill Response Plans) Regulation 1997 (1997-288) [GG No 71 of 30.6.1997, p 5211] (NSW)

1997 No 288

New South Wales

Maritime (Short Description of

Offences) Amendment (Shipboard Oil
Spill Response Plans) Regulation

1997

under the

Justices Act 1902

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Justices Act 1902.

C Scully

Minister for Ports

Explanatory note

Short descriptions of offences are the descriptions that, by virtue of section 145B of the Justices Act 1902, may be used to describe summary offences (or indictable offences that may be dealt with summarily) in any information, complaint, summons, warrant, notice, order or other document. The object of this Regulation is to provide short descriptions of the offence under Regulation 63L (2) of the Management of Waters and Waterside Lands Regulations—N.S.W.

Regulation 63L (1) requires certain vessels, when visiting specified environmentally-sensitive places, to have on board a shipboard oil spill response plan, appropriate equipment, materials and substances to deal with such spills and crews trained in containing them. It is inserted in the Management of Waters and Waterside Lands Regulations—N.S.W. by the Management of Waters and Waterside Lands Amendment (Shipboard Oil Spill Response Plans) Regulation 1997, which commences on 30 June 1997. This Regulation is made under the Justices Act 1902, and, in particular, under section 145B.

Published in Gazette No 71 of 30 June 1997, page 5211 Page 1

1997 No 288

Clause 1 Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Amendment (Shipboard Oil Spill Response Plans) Regulation 1997

Schedule 1 Amendment

Maritime (Short Description of Offences)
Amendment (Shipboard Oil Spill Response

Plans) Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Amendment (Shipboard Oil Spill Response Plans) Regulation 1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 30 June 1997.

3 Amendment of Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1987

The Maritime (Short Description of Offences) Regulation 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 3)

Schedule 1

Insert after the matter relating to Regulation 59 in the matter under the heading “Management of Waters and Waterside Lands Regulations—N.S.W.” in Columns 1 and 2 respectively:

Regulation 63L (2)—being the	own vessel not equipped to deal
owner of a small trading vessel not	with oil spill
cornplying with Regulation 63L (1)
(that is, not carrying on board oil
spill response plan, appropriate
equipment, materials and substances and appropriately trained master and crew to deal with oil spills)
Regulation 63L (2)—being the	master vessel not equipped to deal
master of a small trading vessel not	with oil spill
complying with Regulation 63L (1) (that is, not carrying on board oil spill response plan, appropriate equipment, materials and substances and appropriately trained master and crew to deal with oil spills)