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Marine Safety Act 1998
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#### 108 Report to Minister of investigation
108 Report to Minister of investigation
> > (1) On the completion of the investigation, the investigator must prepare and submit a report to the Minister.
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> > (2) The report must include—
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> > > (a) findings as to the facts of the marine accident or other incident, and where the facts cannot be established with certainty, an opinion as to the most probable facts, and
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> > > (b) in the case of a marine accident, the cause or most probable cause of the accident, and
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> > > (c) any observations and recommendations to prevent the recurrence of similar marine accidents or incidents that the investigator considers should be made.
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> > (3) The investigator may provide a copy of a draft report, or proposed recommendations in a report, on a confidential basis, to the Minister or any other person before completing the report—
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> > > (a) if the investigator thinks that it is desirable or necessary to do so for the purposes of transport or marine safety, or
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> > > (b) to allow the making of submissions about the draft report, or
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> > > (c) to give advance notice of the likely form of the report.
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> > (4) The investigator may include in a report any submissions made in response to a draft report or draft recommendations.
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> **s 108:** Am 2016 No 28, Sch 1 \[44\].