Transport Infrastructure (Public Marine Facilities) Regulation 2023
sec.7Use of public marine facilities
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sec.7 Use of public marine facilities
The manager of a public marine facility must allow the facility to be used only in the following ways— by the public, at all times and free of charge, for genuinely private or recreational boating unless the manager has a reasonable excuse; for the purpose of investigating and responding to an emergency; saving human life locating, or securing the safety of, an aircraft or vessel for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial purpose, with— the manager’s written approval; and the written consent of the chief executive. leaving a ship unattended at a public marine facility for the purpose of responding to potential emergencies disembarking passengers from a charter boat The chief executive may give written consent under subsection (1) (c) (ii) only if the chief executive is satisfied the purpose for which the consent is being given will not unreasonably disrupt the use of the public marine facility for genuinely private or recreational boating. (sec.7-ssec.1) The manager of a public marine facility must allow the facility to be used only in the following ways— by the public, at all times and free of charge, for genuinely private or recreational boating unless the manager has a reasonable excuse; for the purpose of investigating and responding to an emergency; saving human life locating, or securing the safety of, an aircraft or vessel for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial purpose, with— the manager’s written approval; and the written consent of the chief executive. leaving a ship unattended at a public marine facility for the purpose of responding to potential emergencies disembarking passengers from a charter boat (sec.7-ssec.2) The chief executive may give written consent under subsection (1) (c) (ii) only if the chief executive is satisfied the purpose for which the consent is being given will not unreasonably disrupt the use of the public marine facility for genuinely private or recreational boating.
- (a) by the public, at all times and free of charge, for genuinely private or recreational boating unless the manager has a reasonable excuse;
- (b) for the purpose of investigating and responding to an emergency; Examples for paragraph (b) — • saving human life • locating, or securing the safety of, an aircraft or vessel
- • saving human life
- • locating, or securing the safety of, an aircraft or vessel
- (c) for another purpose, including, for example, a commercial purpose, with— (i) the manager’s written approval; and (ii) the written consent of the chief executive. Examples for paragraph (c) — • leaving a ship unattended at a public marine facility for the purpose of responding to potential emergencies • disembarking passengers from a charter boat
- (i) the manager’s written approval; and