Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 179

  (1)   The ship operator for a security regulated ship must report maritime transport or offshore facility security incidents in accordance with this section.

  (2)   An incident that relates to a security regulated ship of the ship operator must be reported to:

  (a)   the Secretary; and

  (b)   the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or a Territory; and

  (c)   if the ship is within a security regulated port--the port operator for the port; and

  (d)   if the ship is using a port facility within a security regulated port--the port facility operator for the port facility; and

  (e)   if the ship is located in the vicinity of a security regulated offshore facility and is engaged in any activity in relation to the facility--the offshore facility operator for the facility.

  (3)   An incident that relates to a port must be reported to the port operator for the port.

  (4)   An incident that relates to another security regulated ship must be reported to:

  (a)   the ship operator for the ship; or

  (b)   the master of the ship.

  (5)   An incident that relates to a security regulated offshore facility must be reported to the offshore facility operator for the facility.