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Ports Management Act 2015
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87 Record-keeping and reporting obligations
(1) A pilotage services provider for a pilotage area within a designated
port must keep, in the prescribed manner, records containing the
prescribed particulars of all reportable incidents that occur within
the pilotage area and that involve:
(a) a licensed pilot employed or engaged by the pilotage services
provider; or
(b) a vessel of which a licensed pilot employed or engaged by the
pilotage services provider has pilotage charge.
(2) A pilotage services provider for a pilotage area within a designated
port commits an offence if:
(a) a reportable incident mentioned in subsection (1) occurs within
the pilotage area; and
(b) the pilotage services provider fails to keep a record of the
incident in accordance with subsection (1).
(3) A pilotage services provider for a pilotage area within a designated
port commits an offence if:
(a) a reportable incident mentioned in subsection (1) occurs within
the pilotage area; and
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(b) the pilotage services provider fails to report, in writing, the
prescribed particulars of the incident to the regional
harbourmaster for the port within the prescribed period after it
occurs.
(4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of strict
subsection (2) or (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.
(6) This section does not affect any requirement to keep a record of
any kind, or report an event of any kind, that a pilotage services
provider has under any other Act.