New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) In furtherance of its principal objectives, the Designated Authority must ensure that the chief executive,—
(a) with respect to each port facility within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand, ensures that—
(i) port facility security assessments are carried out, reviewed, and approved in accordance with section 39; and
(ii) port facility security plans are developed, implemented, and maintained in accordance with section 40 and approved in accordance with section 41; and
(b) with respect to New Zealand ships, ensures that—
(i) ship security assessments are carried out, reviewed, and updated in accordance with section 21; and
(ii) ship security plans are developed, implemented, and maintained in accordance with section 22 and approved in accordance with section 23; and
(c) specifies, in accordance with section 16, the appropriate security level for—
(i) port facilities within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand; and
(ii) ships—
(A) registered in New Zealand; or
(B) using port facilities within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand; or
(C) conducting ship-to-ship activities within New Zealand continental waters; and
(d) approves any amendment to an approved ship security plan in accordance with section 24; and
(e) specifies and communicates the measures that must be addressed in a port facility security plan or a ship security plan for each security level; and
(f) determines—
(i) in accordance with section 12 whether a declaration of security is required; and
(ii) the requirements for any declaration of security; and
(g) approves—
(i) any port security assessment carried out by a recognised security organisation in accordance with section 39; and
(ii) any port facility security plan in accordance with section 41; and
(iii) any amendment to an approved port facility security plan in accordance with section 41; and
(h) exercises the control measures specified in section 31(1) or takes 1 or more steps under section 34(1)(b); and
(i) for the purpose of providing further information, publishes standards and codes of practice; and
(j) authorises recognised security organisations in accordance with regulations made under this Act; and
(k) undertakes any other functions or duties specified in regulations made under this Act; and
(1) issues certificates; and
(m) carries out the verification process necessary to issue certificates; and
(n) issues continuous synopsis records; and
(o) carries out any lawful direction of the Designated Authority.
(2) In accordance with regulations made under this Act, the Designated Authority may approve—
(a) training courses relevant to the Convention or the Code; and
(b) the providers of those training courses.
Compare: Annex to the Convention, Chapter XI-2 r 10