Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002
sec.8Functions and powers of MSQ
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sec.8 Functions and powers of MSQ
MSQ has the following functions— for TOMSA — to make standards under that Act for approval by the Governor in Council, and to monitor and audit the implementation of the standards; and to approve an entity to conduct training programs for the operation of Queensland regulated ships or to conduct examinations for issuing licences under that Act; and to licence masters, crew members and pilots; and to set up and maintain aids to navigation; and to handle the investigation process into marine incidents; and to monitor and manage the movement of ships in Queensland waters; and to monitor and manage the operation and activities of ships in Queensland waters; and to monitor and manage unseaworthy ships or abandoned, stranded, sunk or wrecked ships; for the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 —to deal with the discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters; for the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 —to manage public marine facilities and the use of waterways; for the domestic commercial vessel national law—to exercise powers and perform functions delegated or subdelegated to MSQ under that law and collect fees mentioned in the DCV application Act , section 15 ; to develop strategies— for marine safety; and education campaign for the safe use of recreational ships to prevent the deliberate, negligent or accidental discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, maritime services including pilotage services; to monitor and manage— the provision by the responsible pilotage entity for a compulsory pilotage area of pilotage services; and arrangements made by the responsible pilotage entity for a compulsory pilotage area for providing pilotage services; any other function conferred on MSQ under this or another Act. MSQ has power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of MSQ’s functions. In this section— DCV application Act means the Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2016 . domestic commercial vessel national law see the DCV application Act , section 20 . Queensland regulated ship see TOMSA , section 10A . responsible pilotage entity , for a compulsory pilotage area, does not include MSQ. s 8 amd 2005 No. 22 s 4 ; 2006 No. 21 s 5 ; 2010 No. 19 s 188 ; 2013 No. 40 s 5 ; 2016 No. 3 s 66 (sec.8-ssec.1) MSQ has the following functions— for TOMSA — to make standards under that Act for approval by the Governor in Council, and to monitor and audit the implementation of the standards; and to approve an entity to conduct training programs for the operation of Queensland regulated ships or to conduct examinations for issuing licences under that Act; and to licence masters, crew members and pilots; and to set up and maintain aids to navigation; and to handle the investigation process into marine incidents; and to monitor and manage the movement of ships in Queensland waters; and to monitor and manage the operation and activities of ships in Queensland waters; and to monitor and manage unseaworthy ships or abandoned, stranded, sunk or wrecked ships; for the Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995 —to deal with the discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters; for the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 —to manage public marine facilities and the use of waterways; for the domestic commercial vessel national law—to exercise powers and perform functions delegated or subdelegated to MSQ under that law and collect fees mentioned in the DCV application Act , section 15 ; to develop strategies— for marine safety; and education campaign for the safe use of recreational ships to prevent the deliberate, negligent or accidental discharge of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters; to provide, or arrange for the provision of, maritime services including pilotage services; to monitor and manage— the provision by the responsible pilotage entity for a compulsory pilotage area of pilotage services; and arrangements made by the responsible pilotage entity for a compulsory pilotage area for providing pilotage services; any other function conferred on MSQ under this or another Act. (sec.8-ssec.2) MSQ has power to do anything necessary or convenient to be done for the performance of MSQ’s functions. (sec.8-ssec.3) In this section— DCV application Act means the Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2016 . domestic commercial vessel national law see the DCV application Act , section 20 . Queensland regulated ship see TOMSA , section 10A . responsible pilotage entity , for a compulsory pilotage area, does not include MSQ.