Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
43FHow safety directions are given
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43F How safety directions are given
43F How safety directions are given
(1) A safety direction may be given in any of the following ways—
(a) by notice displayed in the area at the port or wharf where the direction applies,
(b) by notice published on the website of Transport for NSW or the Port Authority of New South Wales,
(c) by notice served on the person or persons to whom the direction applies.
(2) A safety direction given by notice published on the website of Transport for NSW or the Port Authority of New South Wales has no effect until a copy of the notice is published in the Gazette.
(3) Before a safety direction is given under section 43E (2) (a) or (b), not less than 2 weeks advance notice of the proposed direction must be given to the harbour master for the port.
(4) Advance notice of a proposed safety direction is not required if the direction is given in an emergency.
s 43F: Ins 2016, No 28, Sch 2 [4]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.74[8].