New Zealand Legislation: Acts

17 Chief executive must ensure provision of security level information

• (1) The chief executive must ensure the provision of—

  • (a) security level information to—

    • (i) every New Zealand ship; and

    • (ii) any other ship intending to operate, or operating, within the territorial limits of New Zealand; and

    • (iii) every port facility within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand; and

  • (b) updated security level information to any—

    • (i) New Zealand ship whose security level has been changed; and

    • (ii) other ship intending to operate, or operating, within the territorial limits of New Zealand if the ship's security level has been changed; and

    • (iii) port facility within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand if the port facility's security level has been changed; and

  • (c) with respect to each security level 3 specification under section 16, appropriate instructions, as necessary, to—

    • (i) every affected New Zealand ship; and

    • (ii) any other ship affected intending to operate, or operating, within the territorial limits of New Zealand; and

    • (iii) every affected port facility within the territorial limits or continental waters of New Zealand.

  (2) For the purpose of this section, the chief executive must provide the master of the ship with any information or instructions required under subsection (1), as the chief executive considers necessary, by any means of communication, whether or not of a permanent nature, that the chief executive considers appropriate in the circumstances.

  Compare: Annex to the Convention, Chapter XI-2 r 3; Code, Part A ss 4.2, 7; 1994 No 104 s 55(8)