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Maritime Transport Act 1994

General provisions relating to shipping - Duty of assistance

188: Duty of assistance

You could also call this:

"You must help the Maritime Authority when they need to check something related to your job."

If you have a duty under the Maritime Transport Act 1994, you must help the Authority and its employees at reasonable times. You must give them the means they need to enter, inspect, or examine something related to your duty. This includes making sure your agents and employees also help the Authority and its employees when they need to exercise their powers under the Act, which you can learn more about by visiting the Maritime Transport Act 1994 on the legislation.govt.nz website.

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Part 14General provisions relating to shipping
Duty of assistance

188Duty of assistance

  1. Every person on whom any duty is imposed by this Act—

  2. shall at all reasonable times furnish; and
    1. shall ensure that at all reasonable times the person’s agents and employees furnish—
        1. the means required by the Authority, its employees, the Director, or their respective agents for an entry, inspection, examination, audit, inquiry, or the exercise of any other power, under this Act in relation to the duty.

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