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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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"Powers to help stop and clean up a marine oil spill"

When you are in charge of dealing with a marine oil spill, you have some extra powers. You can tell the public about what is happening with the spill and give them advice. You can also do work to stop the spill and clean it up.

You can provide things like equipment or facilities to help with the clean-up. This is so you can control and clean up the spill as quickly as possible. You can do all these things if you think it is necessary to deal with the spill.

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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.