Statutory
Rules
1978 No. 129
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION
ACT 1912*
I,
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice
of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under
the Navigation Act 1912.
Dated this seventh day of July
1978.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
PETER
NIXON
Minister
of State for Transport
AMENDMENTS OF THE NAVIGATION (DECK
CARGO AND LIVE STOCK) REGULATIONS
Parts
1. Regulation 2 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is repealed.
Interpretation
2. Regulation 3 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock Regulations is amended—
(a)
by inserting before the definition of “Passenger ship” the following
definition:
“
‘ authorized officer ’ means a person holding, or for the time being performing
the duties of, an office in the Department of Transport that is specified for
the purposes of this definition by the Minister by instrument in writing;”; and
(b)
by omitting the definition of “ Regional Controller ”.
Application
3. Regulation 4 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by omitting from
paragraphs (c) and (d) of sub-regulation (2) “ a Regional Controller ” and
substituting “ an authorized officer ”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13
July 1978.
Statutory Rule 1926, No. 89 as amended by Statutory Rules 1926, No. 155; 1927,
No. 90; 1930, No. 127; 1934, No. 119; 1948, No. 20; 1959, No. 47; 1963, No. 97:
1976, No. 276; and 1977, No. 264.
Notice
of intention to load live stock or deck cargo
4. Regulation 6 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended—
(a)
by omitting from sub-regulation (1) “ a Regional Controller ” and substituting “
an authorized officer ”;
(b)
by omitting from sub-regulation (2) “ a Regional Controller ” (wherever
occurring) and substituting “an authorized officer”;
(c)
by omitting from sub-regulation (6) “ Regional Controller’s ” (wherever
occurring) and substituting “authorized officer’s”; and
(d)
by omitting from sub-regulation (7) “ Regional Controller’s ” and substituting “
authorized officer’s ”.
Statement
of deck cargo loaded
5. Regulation 7 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by omitting “ a
Regional Controller ” and substituting “ an authorized officer ”.
Projection
of deck cargo over side
6.Regulation
17 of the Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by
omitting “ a Regional Controller ” and substituting “ an authorized officer ”.
Horses
and cattle not to be carried on hatchways
7. Regulation 23 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by omitting “ a
Regional Controller ” and substituting “ an authorized officer ”.
Restriction
on carriage of dogs, male goats and pigs
8. Regulation 27 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by omitting from
sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (c) “ a Regional Controller ” and substituting “
an authorized officer ”.
Separate
stalls for horses, &c.
9. Regulation 30 of the
Navigation (Deck Cargo and Live Stock) Regulations is amended by omitting “ a
Regional Controller ” and substituting “ an authorized officer ”.
Savings
10.