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Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988

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1 Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to provide for safe marine operations in Victoria by—

(a) prohibiting masters and other persons involved in vessel operations from being under the influence of prescribed drugs or impaired by alcohol when undertaking those vessel operations; and

S. 1(b) amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 6.1).

(b) allocating roles, responsibilities and liabilities to Safe Transport Victoria and others to ensure there is a capacity and obligation to respond to marine incidents that have the potential to result in pollution.