33Restrictions on securing vessels and interfering with safety equipment

#### 33 Restrictions on securing vessels and interfering with safety equipment 33 Restrictions on securing vessels and interfering with safety equipment > > (1) A person must not cause a vessel that is secured to become unsecured, unless authorised to do so by— > > > > > (a) the owner or operator of the vessel, or > > > > > (b) a police officer, or > > > > > (c) a member of staff of Transport for NSW acting in the exercise of his or her functions, or > > > > > (d) the relevant harbour master or a member of staff of the Port Authority of New South Wales acting in the exercise of his or her functions. > > > (1A) Despite subclause (1), a person must not cause a vessel that is secured to become unsecured contrary to a direction of the relevant harbour master. > > > (2) A person must not make improper use of, remove, damage, obstruct access to or otherwise interfere with any safety equipment located in the vicinity of navigable waters. > > > (3) This clause does not prohibit action taken in an emergency with the intention of avoiding or minimising damage to the relevant vessel or for the purposes of servicing or replacing the safety equipment. > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > **cl 33:** Am 2016 (613), Sch 1 \[3\]–\[5\].