Notice of Declaration of Security Regulated Port - Port Melville

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

I, JOHN DAVID RAPHAEL MOODY, Regional Director, Transport Security Operations, Office of Transport Security, under subsection 13(1) of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (the Act):

REVOKE the declaration of the security regulated port of Port of Melville published in the Gazette (No. S 97, 15 June 2006); and

DECLARE that the area of the port of Port Melville intended for use either wholly or partly in connection with the movement, loading, unloading, maintenance or provisioning of security regulated ships, the boundaries of which are shown on the attached map and description page, to be a security regulated port.

This Notice commences upon publication in the Gazette.

Date:     15 April 2014

John Moody

Delegate of the Secretary of the

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development

Note:

1)       Gazette means the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette

2)       This Notice remains in force until otherwise revoked in writing and upon subsequent publication in the Gazette.

Port Melville Security Regulated Port Boundary

The Port Melville Security Regulated Port Boundary is all water, land and structures contained within the boundary of the line commencing at a point on the High Water Mark of Melville Island nearest the point of latitude 11°25’11.89”S and longitude 130°25’09.74”E;

Thence running generally south-easterly along the High Water Mark to a point on the High Water Mark of Melville Island nearest the point of latitude 11°25’20.33”S and longitude 130°25’21.13”E;

Thence running south-west for a distance of approximately 330 metres to a point of latitude 11°25’27.17”S and longitude 130° 25’12.80”E;

Thence running north-west for a distance of approximately 420 metres to a point of latitude 11°25’16.66”S and longitude 130°25’03.93”E;

Thence running north-east for a distance of approximately 230 metres to the point of commencement near latitude 11°25’11.89”S and longitude 130°25’09.74”E;

All positions are on the WGS 84 geodetic datum.