Maritime Transport Act 1994

Powers and duties of Director of Maritime New Zealand in relation to maritime activity - Powers in relation to maritime documents

44: Revocation of maritime documents

You could also call this:

"When the Director can cancel your maritime document"

If the Director thinks a maritime document should be revoked after an investigation, they can revoke it. The Director can do this if they think the document or its recognition as a maritime document is not right. You can find out more about what the Director can do in section 43. The Director must give you notice if they want to revoke your maritime document, and they must do this in a way that is set out in section 51. If your maritime document is revoked, you must give it back to the Director right away. If the Director makes a decision about your maritime document, you can appeal to the District Court under section 424.

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43: Suspension of maritime documents or imposition of conditions, or

"What happens if your maritime document is suspended or has conditions added to it for not following the rules"

45: Amendment or revocation in other cases, or

"The Director can change or cancel a maritime document in certain situations, like fixing mistakes or if the holder isn't following the rules."

Part 5Powers and duties of Director of Maritime New Zealand in relation to maritime activity
Powers in relation to maritime documents

44Revocation of maritime documents

If, at any time after an investigation carried out to decide whether any action should be taken under section 43, the Director believes that any relevant maritime document or the recognition of a document as a maritime document should be revoked, the Director may revoke that document or the recognition of that document.
Where the Director proposes to revoke a maritime document or the recognition of a document as a maritime document, the Director shall give notice in accordance with section 51, which shall apply as if the proposed revocation were a proposed adverse decision under this Act.
Where a maritime document or recognition of a document as a maritime document has been revoked under this section, the holder shall forthwith surrender that document or notification of recognition of that document to the Director.
Any person in respect of whom any decision is taken under this section may appeal against that decision to the District Court under section 424.

Compare

1990 No 98 s 18
1992 No 75 s 12

Notes

Section 44(1): amended, on 9 June 1999, by section 6 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).
Section 44(4): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).