79Representations by persons affected by a marine safety investigation report

79 Representations by persons affected by a marine safety investigation report

(1) If all or part of a marine safety investigation report relates to a person’s affairs to a material extent, the marine investigator must, if it is reasonable to do so, serve that person with a copy of the report or the relevant part of the report. (2) A person who is served with all or part of a marine safety investigation report may, within 14 days after receiving it, make written representations relating to the report or the relevant part of the report to the marine investigator. (3) If a person makes representations to the marine investigator under subsection (2), the marine investigator: (a) must consider the representations; and (b) may make further investigations; and (c) if the marine investigator makes further investigations, may either: (i) amend the marine safety investigation report as a result; or (ii) make no change to the report; and (d) must notify the person who made the representations of the result of the person’s representations; and (e) must submit a final report to the Minister setting out the substance of the representations and the conclusions and action taken by the marine investigator with respect to them.