179Reporting by ship operators

179 Reporting by ship operators

(1) The ship operator for a security regulated ship must report maritime transport or offshore facility security incidents (other than cyber security incidents) in accordance with this section. (2) An incident that relates to a security regulated ship of the ship operator must be reported to: (a) the Secretary; and (b) the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or a Territory; and (c) if the ship is within a security regulated port—the port operator for the port; and (d) if the ship is using a port facility within a security regulated port—the port facility operator for the port facility; and (e) if the ship is located in the vicinity of a security regulated offshore facility and is engaged in any activity in relation to the facility—the offshore facility operator for the facility. (3) An incident that relates to a port must be reported to the port operator for the port. (4) An incident that relates to another security regulated ship must be reported to: (a) the ship operator for the ship; or (b) the master of the ship. (5) An incident that relates to a security regulated offshore facility must be reported to the offshore facility operator for the facility.