Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 120.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1920.

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 Navigation Act 1912-1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifth day of September, 1923.

W. H. IRVINE,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AUSTIN CHAPMAN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendment of Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 34, as amended by Statutory Rules 1922, Nos. 72, 96, 131, and 184, and 1923, Nos. 7, 28, and 83.)

1. Regulation 23 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1922 is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1) thereof, after the words “with the crew and”, the words “, if and when required by the Superintendent,”.

2. Regulation 24 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1922 is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (2) thereof, after paragraph (f), a new paragraph as follows:—

“(fa)Every case in which a stowaway is discovered on board, with particulars as to his full name, age and birthplace, the place where he came aboard and where he is put ashore; also as to the proceedings (if any) taken against him and the penalty inflicted by the Court;”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (k)of sub-regulation (2) the word “died” and inserting in its stead the word “dies”.

3. Regulation 25 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1922 is amended by inserting, at the end of sub-regulation (1) a proviso as follows:—

“Provided that in special cases the Director may approve, in writing, of the use, on any specified ship or class of ship, of an engine-room log-book which he is satisfied is more suitable for the particular type of engines used in that ship or class of ship than Form M. & S.—17, and thereupon the engine-room log-book so approved shall be accepted, when used on that ship or any ship of that class, as being in the form prescribed.”

C.13834.— Price 3d.

 

Investigation of deaths and accidents, s.176.

4. The Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1922 are amended by inserting, after regulation 25, a new regulation as follows:—

“25a. The following ports in Australia shall be principal ports for the purposes of section 176 of the Act, viz.:—

New South Wales.—Sydney, Newcastle.

Victoria.—Melbourne.

Queensland.—Brisbane, Townsville.

South Australia.—Port Adelaide.

Western Australia.—Fremantle.

Tasmania.—Hobart.”

 

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