Maritime Transport Act 1994

Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills - Miscellaneous provisions relating to responses to marine oil spills

319: Appointment of National On-Scene Commander

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"Who is in charge of managing marine oil spills in New Zealand?"

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The Director chooses a National On-Scene Commander. You can think of the National On-Scene Commander as the person in charge of managing responses to marine oil spills. The Director also chooses someone to replace the National On-Scene Commander if they are away or if the position is empty. The replacement person does the same job as the National On-Scene Commander while they are away. The National On-Scene Commander organises and directs the response to a marine oil spill, using resources from the Authority, which is the organisation taking action to deal with the spill.

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Part 23Plans and responses to protect marine environment from marine oil spills
Miscellaneous provisions relating to responses to marine oil spills

319Appointment of National On-Scene Commander

The Director shall from time to time appoint—
a National On-Scene Commander; and
a person or persons, who shall perform the functions and duties and may exercise the powers of the National On-Scene Commander if the office of National On-Scene Commander is vacant or the National On-Scene Commander is absent, for so long as that vacancy or absence continues.

Any person appointed under subsection (1)(b) shall, during any vacancy or absence, be deemed to be a National On-Scene Commander.
The National On-Scene Commander shall manage and co-ordinate the response of, and direct the use of resources available to, the Authority in relation to any marine oil spill in respect of which the Authority is taking action.

Compare

1983 No 46 s 30
1989 No 33 s 5

Notes

Section 319(3): amended, on 1 July 2005, by section 11(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 98).