25Marine operations—reports to be given to staff member

25 Marine operations—reports to be given to staff member

Reports under the Act (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a report under section 18 or 19 of the Act is given to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(b) of this instrument, the nominated official must, as soon as is practicable, pass on the report to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(a) of this instrument. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the nominated official who receives the report under section 18 or 19 of the Act believes, on reasonable grounds, that a responsible person has already given, or will give, a report under that section that relates to the same incident to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(a) of this instrument. Reports under the Navigation Act 2012 (3) Subject to subsection (4), if a report under section 185 or 186 of the Navigation Act 2012 is given to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(b) of this instrument, the nominated official may pass on the report to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(a) of this instrument. (4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the nominated official who receives the report under section 185 or 186 of the Navigation Act 2012 believes, on reasonable grounds, that a responsible person has already given, or will give, a report under section 18 or 19 of the Act that relates to the same incident to a nominated official mentioned in paragraph 24(a) of this instrument.