34Maritime Advisory Council

34 Maritime Advisory Council

34 Maritime Advisory Council

(1) The Minister may, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, establish a Maritime Advisory Council.

(2) The members of the Maritime Advisory Council are to be appointed by the Minister in accordance with the regulations, and must include—

(a) a union representative for port workers, and

(b) a union representative for crew of vessels operating in NSW ports.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the membership and procedure of the Maritime Advisory Council.

(4) The Maritime Advisory Council has the following functions—

(a) to advise the Minister on any matter that is referred to it by the Minister in connection with the operation of the marine legislation or the National law,

(b) to advise, and make recommendations to, the Minister on the following—

(i) maritime safety,

(ii) expenditure priorities for the exercise of TfNSW’s functions in connection with maritime infrastructure, maritime property and maritime research.

s 34: Rep 2000 No 53, Sch 2.13 [5]. Ins 2011 No 41, Sch 2 [5]. Am 2012 No 90, Sch 2.13 [4]; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.74[5]; 2024 No 67, Sch 2[38] [39].