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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Marine oil spill responses

311: Additional powers of on-scene commander

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"What the person in charge can do to help in a marine oil spill"

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You have a role in managing a marine oil spill. If you decide action is needed, you can tell the public about the spill. You can also do work to control and clean up the spill. You can provide things like equipment to help with the clean-up.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Marine oil spill responses

311Additional powers of on-scene commander

  1. If a regional on-scene commander or the National On-Scene Commander decides that it is appropriate for a regional council or the Authority, as the case may be, to take action in respect of a marine oil spill, he or she may, without limiting anything else that person may do,—

  2. disseminate information and advice to the public relating to the marine oil spill:
    1. carry out such works as will control and clean up the marine oil spill:
      1. provide any item, equipment, or facility to assist with the control and clean up of the marine oil spill.