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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy

284: Purpose and contents of response strategy

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"What to Do in Case of an Oil Spill"

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The New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy is to describe what you do in case of an oil spill. You take action to respond to the spill and this action is done by certain people. The strategy also helps everyone respond to oil spills in the same way. The strategy promotes working together when responding to oil spills. You co-ordinate plans and actions to deal with the spill. The Director decides what to include in the strategy to make it work. The strategy includes important matters to achieve its purpose and other required matters.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy

284Purpose and contents of response strategy

  1. The purpose of the New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy is to—

  2. describe the action to be taken, and by whom the action is to be undertaken, in response to a marine oil spill in New Zealand marine waters; and
    1. promote a standard response to marine oil spills in New Zealand; and
      1. promote the co-ordination of marine oil spill contingency plans and the action taken in response to marine oil spills under such plans.

        1. The New Zealand marine oil spill response strategy shall include such matters as the Director considers appropriate to achieve its purpose as specified in subsection (1) and any other matters that the marine protection rules require to be included in the response strategy.