Maritime Transport Act 1994

Protection of marine environment from harmful substances - Offences in respect of discharge or escape of harmful substances into sea or seabed

239: Failure to notify pollution incidents

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"Telling authorities about pollution from ships and other marine activities"

If you are in charge of a ship, offshore installation, pipeline, or marine operations and a pollution incident happens, you must tell the right people. You can find out how to do this by reading section 228. If you do not do this without a good reason, you can get in trouble with the law, along with others who are also in charge, like the owner of the ship, offshore installation, or pipeline.

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238: Failure to report discharge of harmful substance into sea or seabed, or

"Telling authorities about harmful substances spilled into the sea or seabed is required by law."

240: Failure to notify arrival of ship carrying oil or noxious liquid substance, or

"Telling authorities when your ship arrives with oil or harmful liquids in New Zealand ports is required."

Part 19Protection of marine environment from harmful substances
Offences in respect of discharge or escape of harmful substances into sea or seabed

239Failure to notify pollution incidents

If, without reasonable excuse, notice of the occurrence of a pollution incident is not given in accordance with section 228, the following persons commit an offence:
if the pollution incident involved a ship, the master and owner of the ship:
if the pollution incident involved an offshore installation, the owner of the offshore installation:
if the pollution incident involved a pipeline, the owner of the pipeline:
if the pollution incident involved any marine operations, the person in charge of and the person carrying on the marine operations.