Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary may, by written notice given to:
(a) the ship operator for, or the master of, a security regulated ship; and
(b) the port operator for a security regulated port;
declare that a ship security zone is to operate around the ship while the ship is within the port. The ship security zone must be of a type prescribed under section 107.
Ships near an offshore facility
(1A) The Secretary may, by written notice given to:
(a) the ship operator for, or the master of, a security regulated ship; and
(b) the offshore facility operator for a security regulated offshore facility;
declare that a ship security zone is to operate around the ship while the ship is in the vicinity of the facility and is engaged in any activity in relation to the facility. The ship security zone must be of a type prescribed under section 107.
Purpose of ship security zones
(2) The purpose of ship security zones is to protect ships within those zones from unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities.
(3) To avoid doubt, if:
(a) a ship security zone is operating around a ship; and
(b) a person or thing is on board the ship;
the person or thing is not in the ship security zone.
Note: The Secretary may establish on - board security zones on regulated Australian ships: see subsection 110(1).