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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - National marine oil spill contingency plan

296: Purpose of national marine oil spill contingency plan

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"What's the plan for big oil spills in New Zealand's waters?"

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The national marine oil spill contingency plan helps you respond to big oil spills. You need a planned response when an oil spill is too big for a regional council to handle. This plan also helps when an oil spill happens outside a regional council's area, but within New Zealand's exclusive economic zone, and a national response is required.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
National marine oil spill contingency plan

296Purpose of national marine oil spill contingency plan

  1. The purpose of the national marine oil spill contingency plan is to promote a planned and nationally co-ordinated response to any marine oil spill that—

  2. is beyond the resources of the regional council within whose region it is located; or
    1. is outside the region of any regional council, but within the exclusive economic zone of New Zealand, and is an oil spill for which the Director considers that a national response is required.