Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2010


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Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2010

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 .

11 June 2010

PETER G. UNDERWOOD

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

LARA GIDDINGS

Minister for Infrastructure

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Amendment Regulations 2010 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 1 July 2010.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2008 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 8A inserted

After regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:

8A.   Offences under Marine and Safety (General) Regulations 2010

(1)  For section 45(1) of the Act, an offence against a provision of the Marine and Safety (General) Regulations 2010 specified in column 1 of Schedule 5A is a prescribed offence.
(2)  The penalty specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite that provision is the penalty payable under an infringement notice served in respect of that offence.

5.    Schedule 5A inserted

After Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations , the following Schedule is inserted:
SCHEDULE 5A - Offences under Marine and Safety (General) Regulations 2010

Regulation 8A

 

Column 1

Column 2

 

Offence

Penalty (penalty units)

1. 

5(2)

0.5

2. 

5(3)

0.5

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 16 June 2010

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Marine and Safety (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2008 by –
(a) prescribing further offences under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 as offences for which infringement notices may be issued; and
(b) prescribing penalties for those infringement notice offences.