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Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
sec.123What is a marine incident
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### sec.123 What is a marine incident
A marine incident is an event causing or involving—
the loss of a person from a ship; or
the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person caused by a ship’s operations; or
the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a ship; or
a collision with a ship; or
the stranding of a ship; or
significant damage, or danger of significant damage, to a ship; or
significant damage caused by a ship’s operations; or
danger of significant damage to a structure caused by a ship’s operations; or
danger to a person caused by a ship’s operations.
A marine incident also includes another event prescribed by regulation.
However, a marine incident does not include an event declared by regulation not to be a marine incident.
s 123 amd 2016 No. 3 s 35
(sec.123-ssec.1) A marine incident is an event causing or involving— the loss of a person from a ship; or the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person caused by a ship’s operations; or the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a ship; or a collision with a ship; or the stranding of a ship; or significant damage, or danger of significant damage, to a ship; or significant damage caused by a ship’s operations; or danger of significant damage to a structure caused by a ship’s operations; or danger to a person caused by a ship’s operations.
(sec.123-ssec.2) A marine incident also includes another event prescribed by regulation.
(sec.123-ssec.3) However, a marine incident does not include an event declared by regulation not to be a marine incident.
- (a) the loss of a person from a ship; or
- (b) the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person caused by a ship’s operations; or
- (c) the loss or presumed loss or abandonment of a ship; or
- (d) a collision with a ship; or
- (e) the stranding of a ship; or
- (f) significant damage, or danger of significant damage, to a ship; or
- (g) significant damage caused by a ship’s operations; or
- (h) danger of significant damage to a structure caused by a ship’s operations; or
- (i) danger to a person caused by a ship’s operations.