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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

297: Preparation and review of national marine oil spill contingency plan

You could also call this:

"Planning for oil spills at sea: the government makes a plan to keep our oceans safe"

The Director has to prepare a national marine oil spill contingency plan by a date chosen by the Minister. This date is announced in the Gazette. You can think of the Gazette as a special newspaper where the government publishes important notices, and the Minister is a person who makes big decisions about the country.

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

297Preparation and review of national marine oil spill contingency plan

  1. By a date specified by the Minister for the purpose by notice in the Gazette, the Director shall prepare the national marine oil spill contingency plan and shall review that plan at least once every 3 years.