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Ports Management Act 2015
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58 How port notice may be issued
(1) A port notice may be issued in any of the following ways:
(a) by being displayed in a prominent position within the port;
(b) by being published on the port operator's website;
(c) by being given to the person or persons to whom it applies.
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(2) The port operator of a designated port must, not less than 14 days
before issuing or revoking a port notice, give the regional
harbourmaster written notice of the proposed issue or revocation.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the port notice is issued or
revoked:
(b) in order to avert or minimise an imminent threat of:
(i) death, or serious injury, to any person; or
(ii) loss of, or serious damage to, property; or
(iii) material harm to the environment.
(4) If subsection (2) does not apply, the port operator must give the
regional harbourmaster written notice of the issue or revocation of a
port notice within 3 days after that event.