Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 108

Ship within a port

  (1)   In declaring under subsection   106(1) that a ship security zone is to operate around a security regulated ship, the Secretary must have regard to the purpose of the zone, and take into account:

  (a)   the operational features of the ship; and

  (b)   the existing physical features of the port or ports, and related port services, to be used by the ship; and

  (c)   the existing operational features of the port or ports, and related port services, to be used by the ship.

Ships near an offshore facility

  (2)   In declaring under subsection   106(1A) that a ship security zone is to operate around a security regulated ship, the Secretary must have regard to the purpose of the zone, and take into account:

  (a)   the operational features of the ship; and

  (b)   the existing physical features of the offshore facility or offshore facilities to be serviced by the ship; and

  (c)   the existing operational features of the offshore facility or offshore facilities to be serviced by the ship.