24Minister’s marine safety and amenity functions generally

24 Minister’s marine safety and amenity functions generally

24 Minister’s marine safety and amenity functions generally

(1) The Minister has general responsibility for marine safety and amenity, including—

(a) the safe operation of recreational and commercial vessels, and

(b) the safety of navigation in ports and other navigable waters, and

(c) the protection of the environment in connection with the use of vessels in State waters, and

(d) the maintenance and improvement of the amenity of navigable waters.

(2) In this section—

State waters has the same meaning as in the Marine Pollution Act 2012.

s 24: Am 2012 No 5, Sch 1.4 [2]. Subst 2024 No 67, Sch 2[31].