Statutory Rules
1978 No. 219
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 fourteenth day of November 1978.
ZELMAN COWEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
PETER NIXON
Minister of State for Transport
AMENDMENTS OF THE NAVIGATION (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS†
Interpretation
1. Regulation 3 of the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the definitions of “ Regional Controller ” and “ the Act ” and substituting the following definitions:
“ ‘ region ’ means—
(a) in relation to a port in the State of New South Wales—a region consisting of that State;
(b) in relation to a port in the State of Queensland— a region consisting of that State;
(c) in relation to a port in the State of South Australia or in the Northern Territory—a region consisting of that State and that Territory;
(d) in relation to a port in the State of Victoria or the State of Tasmania—a region consisting of those States; and
(e) in relation to a port in the State of Western Australia—a region consisting of that State;
‘ the Act ’ means the Navigation Act 1912.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 21 November 1978.
† Statutory Rules 1968 No. 26 as amended by Statutory Rules 1968 No. 139; 1970 No. 66; 1975 No. 108; 1976 No. 275; and 1977 No. 265.
Notice of intention to ship dangerous goods
2. Regulation 7 of the Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3) and substituting the following paragraph:
“ (b) in any other case—
(i) if it is intended to ship the goods at the port of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Adelaide or Fremantle—the person for the time being performing the duties of the office of Assistant Director (Surface Operations) in the Regional Office of the Department of Transport for the region in which the port is situated;
(ii) if it is intended to ship the goods at the port of Hobart—the person for the time being performing the duties of the office of Assistant Director (Tasmania) in the Victoria/Tasmania Regional Office of the Department of Transport;
(iii) if it is intended to ship the goods at a port in the State of Tasmania other than the port of Hobart— the representative at the port of the person referred to in sub-paragraph (ii); or
(iv) if it is intended to ship the goods at a port in a State or Territory other than a port referred to in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii)—the representative at the port of the person for the time being performing the duties of the office of Assistant Director (Surface Operations) in the Regional Office of the Department of Transport for the region in which the port is situated.”.
Savings
3. Nothing in these Regulations affects the validity or efficacy of a notice given under section 255 of the Navigation Act 1912 before the commencement of these Regulations.