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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Regional marine oil spill contingency plans

293: Amendment of regional marine oil spill contingency plans

You could also call this:

"Changing local oil spill emergency plans to help keep our seas safe"

The Director can ask a regional council to add or remove parts of their marine oil spill plan if they think it's necessary. You will get a written notice if this happens. The Director wants to make sure the regional council can respond well to an oil spill in their area. The regional council can also make changes to their plan, but they need the Director's approval in writing first. The Director's approval is important to make sure the plan is good enough to handle an oil spill.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Regional marine oil spill contingency plans

293Amendment of regional marine oil spill contingency plans

  1. The Director may from time to time, by written notice to a regional council, require the inclusion or omission of any provision in a regional marine oil spill contingency plan if, in the opinion of the Director, it is necessary or desirable to ensure an appropriate response by the regional council to a marine oil spill within its region.

  2. A regional council may from time to time amend its regional marine oil spill contingency plan if such amendment is approved in writing by the Director.