Maritime Transport Act 1994

Local regulation of maritime activity - Enforcement

33G: Enforcement officers, Police, and authorised regional council officials

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You can help keep people safe on the water. Regional councils can choose enforcement officers to help with this. These officers can work with the Police to enforce maritime safety rules, as outlined in section 33F(1).

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Part 3ALocal regulation of maritime activity
Enforcement

33GEnforcement officers, Police, and authorised regional council officials

  1. For the purpose of ensuring maritime safety or enforcing secondary legislation (including bylaws) made under this Act relating to maritime safety,—

  2. the regional council may appoint enforcement officers and honorary enforcement officers:
    1. enforcement officers, and constables, may exercise the powers of a harbourmaster set out in section 33F(1)(a), (b), (g), (h), and (i):
      1. enforcement officers, and constables, may exercise the powers set out in section 33F(1)(c) if authorised to do so by the regional council:
        1. honorary enforcement officers may exercise the powers set out in section 33F(1)(g) and (h):
          1. other persons authorised by the regional council may exercise the powers set out in section 33F(1)(g), (h), and (i).
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            Notes
            • Section 33G: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
            • Section 33G: amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).