36Activities in port operational areas—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

36 Activities in port operational areas—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

36 Activities in port operational areas—the Act, ss 24B and 24C

(1) A person is not required to be authorised by a licence, or to hold a security clearance, to handle an explosive or explosive precursor in a port operational area under the control of a port authority.

(2) In this section—

port authority means the following—

(a) the Port Authority of New South Wales established under the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995, Part 2,

(b) Transport for NSW constituted under the Transport Administration Act 1988.

port operational area means the following—

(a) the waters of a port,

(b) a ship in a port,

(c) a port facility,

(d) property in a port that is used for the handling of dangerous goods that are being moved to or from a ship.