Notice of Declaration of Security Regulated Port – Port of Carnarvon – Useless Loop

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

I, BRIAN RANKIN, Ag REGIONAL DIRECTOR, Transport Security Operations Perth, 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 Carnarvon – Useless Loop published in the Gazette (No. S189, 04 June 2004) on Line no. 14 of Column A (the port) and shown on the map identified as 14, Port of Carnarvon – Useless Loop’ on page 18; and

DECLARE that the area of the port of Carnarvon - Useless Loop 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 descriptions, to be a security regulated port.

This Notice commences upon publication in the Gazette.

Date:     7  June 2013

Brian Rankin

Delegate of the Secretary of the

Department of Infrastructure and Transport

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.

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SECURITY REGULATED PORT BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION

Description of Port of Useless Loop (Carnarvon, Shark Bay)

State: Western Australia

Map Number: Geocat 70299

The Security Regulated Port of Useless Loop (Carnarvon, Shark Bay) is all of that area of land and water contained within and bounded by a line commencing at a point in Western Australia, approximately 600 metres west-north-westerly from the southwestern end of the causeway to Slope Island, of latitude 26º 06’ 08.50” south, longitude 113º 23’ 29.41” east;

thence north easterly along the geodesic line to a point in Freycinet Reach at latitude

26º 04’ 49.23” south, longitude 113º 25’ 02.26” east;

thence south easterly along the geodesic line to a point in Freycinet Reach at latitude

26º 05’ 12.83” south, longitude 113º 25’ 26.97” east;

thence south westerly along the geodesic line to the point, approximately 500 metres south-easterly from the south-western end of the causeway to Slope Island, of latitude 26º 06’ 25.10” south, longitude 113º 24’ 02.34” east;

thence north westerly along the un-fenced geodesic line for a distance of

approximately 1 kilometre to the point of commencement.

Notes:

1. Unless otherwise stated, all coordinates are in reference to the WGS 84 geodetic datum.
2. Unless stated otherwise, the Security Regulated Port described above includes all water and land inside the area and excludes all private or recreational wharves, jetties and marinas.
3. Unless otherwise stated the lines between coordinates are geodesic lines.
4. This description should be read in conjunction with the Security Regulated Port Boundary map. In the event of an inconsistency between the written description and the map, the former prevails.
5. This description and the associated maps have been compiled from information provided in January 2010 by the Office of Transport Security, Department Regional Development and Local Government.