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Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017

Public Act		2017 No 48
Date of assent		15 December 2017
Commencement		see section 2

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
	Part 1 Drug and alcohol testing amendments
4	Section 36 amended (Maritime rules relating to other matters)
5	New Part 4B inserted
		Part 4B Drug and alcohol testing by Director
	40X	Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 not limited by this Part
	40Y	Interpretation
	40Z	Director testing
	40ZA	Worker may request second Director test
	40ZB	What happens if worker refuses consent or test result is not negative
	40ZC	Use of test results in criminal proceedings
	Part 2 Oil pollution compensation and LLMC Convention amendments
	Subpart 1—Amendments to Maritime Transport Act 1994
6	New section 2A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)
	2A	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
7	Section 86 amended (Claims subject to limitation of liability)
8	Section 87 amended (Calculation of limits of liability)
9	Section 88 amended (Units of account)
10	Section 342 amended (Interpretation)
11	Heading to Part 26 amended
12	Section 370 amended (Interpretation)
13	Cross-heading above section 371 amended
14	Section 371 replaced (International Oil Pollution Fund to have legal personality)
	371	International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund declared to be legal entities
15	Section 372 amended (Compensation from International Oil Pollution Fund for certain pollution damage)
16	Section 373 amended (Maximum amount of liability of International Oil Pollution Fund)
17	Section 374 amended (International Oil Pollution Fund’s liability for compensation avoided or limited in certain cases)
18	Section 375 amended (Several claims for compensation from International Oil Pollution Fund)
19	Cross-heading above section 378 amended
20	Section 378 amended (Time for bringing proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund)
21	Section 379 amended (Jurisdiction of court in respect of claims against International Oil Pollution Fund)
22	Section 380 replaced (Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund)
	380	Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund
23	Section 381 replaced (Notice to and joining of International Oil Pollution Fund in certain proceedings)
	381	Notice to and joining of International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund in certain proceedings
24	Section 382 amended (Reciprocal enforcement of judgments against International Oil Pollution Fund)
25	Section 383 amended (Rights of subrogation of International Oil Pollution Fund)
26	Section 385 amended (Levies on oil imports)
27	New Schedule 1AA inserted
	Subpart 2—Consequential amendments and revocation
28	Consequential amendment to Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012
29	Consequential amendments and revocation: Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996
	Part 3 Miscellaneous amendments
30	Section 33M amended (Navigation bylaws)
31	Section 33Q replaced (Entitlement to infringement fees)
	33Q	Entitlement to infringement fees
32	Section 33X amended (Delegation or transfer of council’s responsibilities)
33	Section 36 amended (Maritime rules relating to other matters)
34	Section 60B amended (Limitation of liability where pilot engaged)
35	Section 201 amended (Regulations)
36	Section 225 amended (Interpretation)
37	Section 388 amended (Marine protection rules in relation to harmful and other substances)
38	Section 452 amended (Incorporation by reference)
	Schedule 1 New Schedule 1AA inserted
	Schedule 2 Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017.

2 Commencement

(1)

Part 2 comes into force on the day that is 6 months after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

(2)

The rest of this Act comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (the principal Act).

Part 1 Drug and alcohol testing amendments

4 Section 36 amended (Maritime rules relating to other matters)

After section 36(1)(e), insert:

(ea)

any matter that is contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to Part 4B, including, without limitation—

(i)

the prescribing of safety-sensitive activities; and

(ii)

a scheme for carrying out drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive workers, including the prescribing of—

(A)

testable drugs; and

(B)

permissible levels of alcohol or testable drugs for testing purposes; and

(C)

testing processes and procedures; and

(iii)

the prescribing of matters to be stated in a document under section 40Z(5)(a)(iii); and

(iv)

record keeping by operators and the Director:

5 New Part 4B inserted

After Part 4A, insert:

Part 4B Drug and alcohol testing by Director

40X Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 not limited by this Part

This Part does not limit the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

40Y Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

bodily sample means any of the following:

(a)

biological fluid:

(b)

biological tissue (whether living or not):

(c)

breath

Director testing means drug or alcohol testing carried out by the Director under section 40Z

drug or alcohol test means—

(a)

a test of a person’s bodily sample to determine the presence, but not the level, of alcohol or a testable drug (or both) in the sample; or

(b)

a test of a person’s bodily sample to determine the presence and the level of alcohol or a testable drug (or both) in the sample

negative result, in relation to a drug or alcohol test, means that the test reveals—

(a)

that alcohol or a testable drug (or both) is not present in the bodily sample; or

(b)

if the Director, in carrying out Director testing, applies the permissible level of alcohol or a testable drug prescribed by the maritime rules, that alcohol or a testable drug is not present in the body at that specified level; or

(c)

if the Director, in carrying out Director testing, applies the permissible level of alcohol or a testable drug specified in the operator’s safety system, that alcohol or a testable drug is not present in the body at that specified level

operator means an operator who—

(a)

operates a ship other than a pleasure craft; and

(b)

holds a maritime document for operating that ship; and

(c)

is required by maritime rules to establish and follow a management system for the purposes of section 17(4)(a)

safety-sensitive activity—

(a)

means an activity that could significantly affect the health or safety of any person on board a ship, including the person performing the activity; and

(b)

includes an activity prescribed by the maritime rules

safety-sensitive worker—

(a)

means an individual who carries out work in any capacity for an operator in a role that involves the worker performing a safety-sensitive activity; and

(b)

includes the operator, if the operator is an individual

safety system means the management system referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of operator in this section

testable drug—

(a)

means a drug that could impair a safety-sensitive worker’s performance of a safety-sensitive activity; and

(b)

includes a drug prescribed by the maritime rules; and

(c)

may include, for the purposes of section 40Z(4)(a), a drug specified in the operator’s safety system as a drug for which testing may be carried out.

40Z Director testing

(1)

The Director may carry out drug or alcohol testing of 1 or more safety-sensitive workers of an operator.

(2)

Director testing—

(a)

must be carried out in relation to alcohol and testable drugs; and

(b)

may be carried out without giving advance notification to the operator or to the workers selected for testing; and

(c)

may be carried out at any reasonable time and in any reasonable circumstances the Director considers appropriate; and

(d)

may be carried out only if the worker consents to be tested; and

(e)

must be carried out by a person who is competent to carry out the testing, including by having any necessary experience or qualifications.

(3)

Subject to this section, Director testing must be carried out in accordance with the maritime rules.

(4)

If the operator’s safety system includes a scheme for carrying out drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive workers, Director testing may, at the Director’s discretion, be carried out in relation to the testable drugs and the permissible levels of alcohol and testable drugs—

(a)

specified in the safety system; or

(b)

prescribed by the maritime rules.

(5)

When carrying out Director testing, the Director must—

(a)

carry a document that states—

(i)

the name and contact details of the person carrying out the test; and

(ii)

an explanation of the statutory power to carry out the test; and

(iii)

any other matter prescribed by the maritime rules; and

(b)

show the document to the worker on first approaching the worker and at any later time on request; and

(c)

take reasonable steps to establish the identity of a worker who is to be tested; and

(d)

ask for the worker’s consent before testing the worker; and

(e)

give the worker a written statement that contains the information and other matters set out in subsection (6).

(6)

The statement required under subsection (5)(e) must contain the following:

(a)

the matters set out in the document referred to in subsection (5)(b):

(b)

the purpose of the test:

(c)

a general description of how the test will be carried out, including how the bodily sample will be taken and how it will be analysed:

(d)

an explanation of the consequences of refusing to consent or of the worker’s test returning a result other than a negative result:

(e)

advice that the worker will be informed of the result of the test (and approximately when this will happen):

(f)

advice about the worker’s right to appeal to the District Court under section 424 against the decision to test the worker:

(g)

advice about the worker’s right to request a second test under section 40ZA and any charge for carrying out a second test.

(7)

As soon as practicable after the Director becomes aware of the result of a test, the Director must give the test result to the worker tested and the operator.

(8)

A safety-sensitive worker who has been tested or selected for testing under this section may appeal against the decision to test that worker to the District Court under section 424.

40ZA Worker may request second Director test

(1)

A worker who has undergone Director testing may, immediately after the test is carried out, ask the Director to carry out a second test for the same substance by the same method.

(2)

The Director must carry out a second test requested under this section.

(3)

If a second test is carried out under subsection (2),—

(a)

that second test and its results replace the first test and its results for the purposes of this Part; but

(b)

subsections (1) and (2) do not apply so as to require a further test.

40ZB What happens if worker refuses consent or test result is not negative

(1)

A safety-sensitive worker who has been selected for Director testing may refuse to consent to the testing.

(2)

If a worker refuses to consent to Director testing or is tested and returns a result other than a negative result, the Director must notify the operator for whom the worker carries out work of that fact as soon as practicable.

(3)

If the Director notifies the operator under subsection (2), the operator must prohibit the worker from performing safety-sensitive activities until the operator reasonably believes that the worker is able to safely perform those activities.

(4)

Subsection (3)—

(a)

applies regardless of any scheme for carrying out drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive workers in the operator’s safety system; but

(b)

does not in any other way limit the operation of that scheme.

40ZC Use of test results in criminal proceedings

Test results obtained from Director testing are not admissible in any criminal proceedings other than the prosecution of an offence against any of the following:

(a)

this Act:

(b)

the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015:

(c)

the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.

Part 2 Oil pollution compensation and LLMC Convention amendments

Subpart 1—Amendments to Maritime Transport Act 1994

6 New section 2A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)

After section 2, insert:

2A Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1AA have effect according to their terms.

7 Section 86 amended (Claims subject to limitation of liability)

In section 86(3), replace “also” with “(as amended by the LLMC Protocol)”.

8 Section 87 amended (Calculation of limits of liability)

In section 87(5), replace “LLMC Convention” with “LLMC Convention (as amended by the LLMC Protocol)”.

9 Section 88 amended (Units of account)

In section 88(2), replace “LLMC Convention” with “LLMC Convention (as amended by the LLMC Protocol)” in each place.

10 Section 342 amended (Interpretation)

(1)

In section 342, replace the definition of CLC ship with:

CLC ship has the same meaning as ship has in the Civil Liability Convention

(2)

In section 342, insert as subsection (2):

(2)

In the Civil Liability Convention, ship means any sea-going vessel and seaborne craft of any type whatsoever constructed or adapted for the carriage of oil in bulk as cargo, provided that a ship capable of carrying oil and other cargoes shall be regarded as a ship only when it is actually carrying oil in bulk as cargo and during any voyage following such carriage unless it is proved that it has no residues of such carriage of oil in bulk aboard.

11 Heading to Part 26 amended

In the heading to Part 26, after “International Oil Pollution Fund”, insert “and Supplementary Fund”.

12 Section 370 amended (Interpretation)

(1)

In section 370,—

(a)

repeal the definition of Convention ship; and

(b)

the definition of International Oil Pollution Fund, delete “or the Fund”.

(2)

In section 370, replace the 2 definitions of owner with:

owner, in relation to a CLC ship, has the same meaning as CLC owner in section 342

(3)

In section 370, insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:

fund means the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)

International Oil Pollution Supplementary Fund or Supplementary Fund means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Supplementary Fund established under Article 2 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol

Supplementary Fund Protocol means the Protocol of 2003 to the Fund Convention and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that protocol accepted or ratified by New Zealand

13 Cross-heading above section 371 amended

In the cross-heading above section 371, after “Fund”, insert “and Supplementary Fund”.

14 Section 371 replaced (International Oil Pollution Fund to have legal personality)

Replace section 371 with:

371 International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund declared to be legal entities

The International Oil Pollution Fund and the Supplementary Fund are legal entities and each fund has all the rights, powers, duties, and liabilities of a legal person.

15 Section 372 amended (Compensation from International Oil Pollution Fund for certain pollution damage)

(1)

In the heading to section 372, after “Fund”, insert “and Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 372,—

(a)

replace “shall pay” with “must pay”; and

(b)

replace “373” with “373(1)”; and

(c)

replace “convention ship” with “CLC ship”.

(3)

In section 372, insert as subsection (2):

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this Part, the Supplementary Fund must pay compensation, up to a maximum amount determined under section 373(1A), for pollution damage if, and to the extent that, the maximum amount of compensation payable under subsection (1) is insufficient to compensate for the pollution damage.

16 Section 373 amended (Maximum amount of liability of International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In the heading to section 373, after “Fund”, insert “and Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 373(1), replace “The maximum amount for which the International Oil Pollution Fund shall be liable for pollution damage under section 372 shall be fixed from time to time, by Order in Council, and, until such time as the maximum amount is so fixed, shall be,— ” with “The maximum amount for which the International Oil Pollution Fund is liable for pollution damage under section 372(1) must be fixed by Order in Council and, until that maximum amount is fixed, is,— ”.

(3)

After section 373(1), insert:

(1A)

The maximum amount for which the Supplementary Fund is liable for pollution damage under section 372(2) must be fixed by Order in Council and, until that maximum amount is fixed, is the amount of 750 million units of account less any amount paid by the International Oil Pollution Fund under section 372(1).

(4)

In section 373(2),—

(a)

replace “The maximum” with “A maximum”; and

(b)

replace “shall apply” with “applies”; and

(c)

replace “shall so apply” with “applies”.

17 Section 374 amended (International Oil Pollution Fund’s liability for compensation avoided or limited in certain cases)

(1)

In section 374(2), replace “shall not be liable under section 372” with “is not liable under section 372(1)”.

(2)

In section 374(3), replace “shall be reduced” with “is reduced”.

(3)

In section 374(4), replace “shall apply” with “applies”.

18 Section 375 amended (Several claims for compensation from International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In section 375(1),—

(a)

replace “section 372” with “section 372(1)”; and

(b)

replace “shall determine” with “must determine”.

(2)

In section 375(2),—

(a)

replace “section 372” with “section 372(1)”, in each place; and

(b)

replace “section 373” with “section 373(1)”; and

(c)

replace “shall order” with “must order”.

19 Cross-heading above section 378 amended

In the cross-heading above section 378, after “Fund”, insert “or Supplementary Fund”.

20 Section 378 amended (Time for bringing proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In the heading to section 378, after “Fund”, insert “or Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 378(1),—

(a)

after “against the International Oil Pollution Fund”, insert “or the Supplementary Fund”; and

(b)

replace “shall be brought” with “may be brought”, in each place; and

(c)

replace “served on the International Oil Pollution Fund” with “served on the fund”.

21 Section 379 amended (Jurisdiction of court in respect of claims against International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In the heading to section 379, after “Fund”, insert “or Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 379(1), after “Fund”, insert “or the Supplementary Fund”.

(3)

Replace section 379(2) with:

(2)

If an action to enforce a claim for compensation for pollution damage under the Civil Liability Convention has been brought before a court in a State that is a party to that convention but is not a party to the Fund Convention or the Supplementary Fund Protocol, an action by the claimant against the International Oil Pollution Fund for compensation under Article 4 of the Fund Convention (or against both that fund under Article 4 of the Fund Convention and the Supplementary Fund under Article 4 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol) may be brought before a court in New Zealand, and the provisions of this Part apply accordingly.

22 Section 380 replaced (Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund)

Replace section 380 with:

380 Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

If proceedings are brought against the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund under section 372, the Registrar of the court in which the documents commencing the proceedings are filed must send copies of those documents to the Director.

23 Section 381 replaced (Notice to and joining of International Oil Pollution Fund in certain proceedings)

Replace section 381 with:

381 Notice to and joining of International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund in certain proceedings

(1)

In proceedings brought in a court against the owner of a CLC ship, or the owner’s insurer, to enforce a claim in respect of any liability incurred under section 372,—

(a)

either party to the proceedings may serve a notice on the International Oil Pollution Fund or on the Supplementary Fund; and

(b)

either party may join the fund served in the action; and

(c)

the fund served may apply to the court to be joined in the action.

(2)

A notice served under subsection (1)(a) must—

(a)

give sufficient details of the cause of action to allow the fund served to decide whether to apply to be joined in the action; and

(b)

specify a period of 30 days, or a lesser period ordered by the court, for the fund served to apply to be joined in the action.

(3)

If the fund served applies to be joined in the action, the court must join the fund in the proceedings.

(4)

If a fund has been served under subsection (1)(a) but has not been joined in the proceedings, the judgment of the court is final and binding on the fund to the extent that the fund may not challenge the findings of the court in any proceedings relating to the same cause of action.

24 Section 382 amended (Reciprocal enforcement of judgments against International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In the heading to section 382, after “Fund”, insert “or Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 382(1),—

(a)

replace “shall apply” with “applies”; and

(b)

replace “the International Oil Pollution Fund in a country in respect of which the Fund Convention is in force” with “the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund in a country in respect of which the Fund Convention or the Supplementary Fund Protocol (as the case may be) is in force”.

(3)

In section 382(2), replace “shall have no effect” with “have no effect”.

(4)

In section 382(3),—

(a)

after “Fund Convention”, insert “or the Supplementary Fund Protocol”; and

(b)

replace “that Convention”, with “that convention or paragraph 3 of Article 4 of that protocol (as the case may be)”; and

(c)

replace “shall be the judgment” with “is the judgment”.

25 Section 383 amended (Rights of subrogation of International Oil Pollution Fund)

(1)

In the heading to section 383, after “Fund”, insert “or Supplementary Fund”.

(2)

In section 383,—

(a)

after “from the International Oil Pollution Fund”, insert “or the Supplementary Fund”; and

(b)

replace “then the International Oil Pollution Fund shall (up to the amount of compensation paid) be subrogated” with “the fund is (up to the amount of compensation paid) subrogated”.

(3)

In section 383(b),—

(a)

replace “the International Oil Pollution Fund” with “the fund”; and

(b)

replace “shall be as favourable” with “must be as favourable”.

26 Section 385 amended (Levies on oil imports)

(1)

In section 385(1),—

(a)

delete “11,”; and

(b)

delete “from time to time”.

(2)

After section 385(1), insert:

(1A)

For the purpose of complying with the requirements of Articles 10 to 15 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, impose a levy on oil carried by sea and landed from a ship in any port or oil transfer site in New Zealand (whether or not landed from a country outside New Zealand).

(3)

In section 385(2), replace “subsection (1), any such Order in Council” with “subsections (1) and (1A), an Order in Council under this section”.

27 New Schedule 1AA inserted

Insert the Schedule 1AA set out in Schedule 1 of this Act as the first schedule to appear after the last section of the principal Act.

Subpart 2—Consequential amendments and revocation

28 Consequential amendment to Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012

(1)

This section amends the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012.

(2)

In section 86(10), replace new section 388(n) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 with:

(n)

prescribing requirements and procedures relating to the control and management of ballast water for the purposes of the convention, including provision for the Director to issue guidelines in accordance with the convention.

29 Consequential amendments and revocation: Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996

(1)

Amend the Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996 as set out in Schedule 2.

(2)

The Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Amendment Order 1999 (SR 1999/262) is revoked.

Part 3 Miscellaneous amendments

30 Section 33M amended (Navigation bylaws)

(1)

After section 33M(1), insert:

(1A)

In relation to the launch of a vehicle or an object that a person has a licence or permit under New Zealand law to launch into outer space, a regional council may, in consultation with the Director, make bylaws—

(a)

to prohibit or regulate the use of ships:

(b)

to regulate, or authorise a person to regulate, the admission of persons to specified areas.

(1B)

The agreement dated 16 September 2016 between Her Majesty the Queen in right of New Zealand acting by and through the Minister for Economic Development, Rocket Lab Limited (a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1993 under company number 1835428), and Rocket Lab USA (a corporation incorporated in the United States of America) is to be treated as a licence or permit under New Zealand law for the purposes of subsection (1A).

(2)

In section 33M(2), after “subsection (1)”, insert “or (1A)”.

31 Section 33Q replaced (Entitlement to infringement fees)

Replace section 33Q with:

33Q Entitlement to infringement fees

A regional council is entitled to retain any infringement fee it receives in respect of an infringement offence—

(a)

under section 33O if the infringement notice was issued by a harbourmaster or an enforcement officer of the council:

(b)

under section 422 if—

(i)

the infringement offence is a breach of a maritime rule or a navigation bylaw prescribed as an infringement offence by regulations made under section 201(1)(b); and

(ii)

the infringement notice was issued under section 423 by a harbourmaster or an enforcement officer of the council.

32 Section 33X amended (Delegation or transfer of council’s responsibilities)

(1)

In section 33X(1), after “regional council”, insert “or territorial authority”.

(2)

After section 33X(2), insert:

(2A)

A territorial authority may transfer its responsibilities under section 33I to another public authority.

(3)

In section 33X(3), replace “under subsection (2) to a port operator” with “under subsection (2) or (2A) to a port operator or a council-controlled organisation”.

(4)

After section 33X(3), insert:

(3A)

The transfer of a responsibility described in section 33I does not have the effect of transferring ownership of any works constructed under that section.

(5)

Replace section 33X(4) with:

(4)

A transfer of a responsibility under this section may only be made if—

(a)

the parties to the proposed transfer have agreed on the terms of the proposed transfer; and

(b)

the parties to the proposed transfer have notified the Minister of the proposed transfer.

(4A)

A local authority that is party to a proposed transfer must not agree to the transfer unless satisfied, after consultation in accordance with section 82 of the Local Government Act 2002, that the benefits of the proposed transfer to the authority’s district or region will outweigh any negative impacts of the proposal.

(4B)

From the time a transfer takes effect, the responsibilities and powers of the party receiving the transfer are extended as necessary to enable that party to undertake, exercise, and perform the transferred responsibilities.

(4C)

A party to a transfer may, in accordance with this section, initiate—

(a)

a variation of the terms of the transfer; or

(b)

the reversal of the transfer.

33 Section 36 amended (Maritime rules relating to other matters)

(1)

In section 36(1), replace “rules for all or any of the following purposes” with “rules that provide for all or any of the following”.

(2)

In section 36(1)(c) to (h), (j), (l) to (ta), (tc), and (td), delete “prescribing” in each place.

(3)

Replace section 36(1)(i) with:

(i)

defining operating limits and pilotage limits:

(ia)

requirements concerning pilotage, including when and where, and the classes of ships for which, pilotage is required or not required:

(4)

In section 36(1)(k),—

(a)

delete “requiring”; and

(b)

delete “prescribing”.

(5)

In section 36(1)(u), delete “prescribing or providing for”.

34 Section 60B amended (Limitation of liability where pilot engaged)

Replace section 60B(3) with:

(3)

A pilot is not liable for neglect or want of skill when acting as a pilot,—

(a)

on board a ship being provided with pilotage; or

(b)

in accordance with the maritime rules, on land or on board another ship.

35 Section 201 amended (Regulations)

(1)

In section 201(1)(d)(i), replace “shall be a fine not exceeding” with “must not exceed”.

(2)

In section 201(1)(d)(ii), replace “shall be a fine not exceeding” with “must not exceed”.

36 Section 225 amended (Interpretation)

In section 225, definition of marine protection product,—

(a)

before paragraph (a), insert:

(aa)

anything or any substance specified as a marine protection product for the purposes of this definition by the marine protection rules; and

(b)

in paragraph (b), replace “sea;— ” with “sea”; and

(c)

after paragraph (b), delete “and includes anything that is specified as a marine protection product for the purposes of this definition by the marine protection rules”.

37 Section 388 amended (Marine protection rules in relation to harmful and other substances)

(1)

In section 388(a) to (d), delete “specifying” in each place.

(2)

In section 388(e) to (h) and (j) to (m), delete “prescribing” in each place.

38 Section 452 amended (Incorporation by reference)

In section 452(5), replace “offices” with “head office”.

Schedule 1 New Schedule 1AA inserted

s 27

Schedule 1AA Transitional, savings, and related provisions

s 2A

Part 1 Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017

1 Interpretation

In this Part, commencement date means the date on which Part 2 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 comes into force under section 2(1) of that Act.

2 Amendments apply to pollution damage occurring after commencement

The amendments made by Part 2 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 apply in relation to pollution damage only if that damage is caused by or results from an escape or a discharge of oil from a ship that occurs on or after the commencement date.

3 References to Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996

Every reference in any enactment or document to the Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996 must, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the Maritime Transport (International Oil Pollution Compensation Levies) Order 1996.

Schedule 2 Maritime Transport (Fund Convention) Levies Order 1996

s 29(1)

Clause 1

In clause 1(1), replace “(Fund Convention) Levies” with “(International Oil Pollution Compensation Levies)”.

Clause 2

In clause 2(1),—

(a)

definition of Assembly, replace “the Fund” with “the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)”:

(b)

definition of contributor, replace “an annual levy” with “a levy”:

(c)

definition of Director, replace “the Fund” with “the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)”:

(d)

repeal the definition of the Fund.

In clause 2(1), replace the definition of the Fund Convention with:

Fund Convention means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (Articles 10, and 12 to 15 of the English text of which are set out in Schedule 1) and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that convention accepted or ratified by New Zealand

In clause 2(1), insert in their appropriate alphabetical order:

International Oil Pollution Fund means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund established under Article 2 of the Fund Convention

Supplementary Fund means the International Oil Pollution Compensation Supplementary Fund, 2003 established under Article 2 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol

Supplementary Fund Protocol means the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (Articles 10 to 15 of the English text of which are set out in Schedule 2) and includes any subsequent protocol or amendment to, or revision of, that protocol accepted or ratified by New Zealand

Clause 4

Replace the heading to clause 4 with “Levies payable as annual contributions to International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund”.

In clause 4(1), replace “the Fund” with “the International Oil Pollution Fund”.

After clause 4(1), insert:

(1A)

A person is liable to pay an annual contribution to the Supplementary Fund in respect of a calendar year if, in that year, the person received, in total,—

(a)

more than 150,000 tons of contributing oil; or

(b)

a quantity of contributing oil that, when aggregated with the quantity of contributing oil in total received by any associated person or persons in that year, was more than 150,000 tons.

In clause 4(2), after “subclause (1)(b)”, insert “or (1A)(b)”.

In clause 4(3), after “annual contribution”, insert “payable under subclause (1)”.

After clause 4(3), insert:

(3A)

The amount of the annual contribution payable under subclause (1A) must be calculated by the Director, on the basis of the total amount of contributions to be levied decided by the Assembly, in accordance with Article 11 of the Supplementary Fund Protocol.

In clause 4(4),—

(a)

after “Director”, insert “of the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)”; and

(b)

replace “contribution to the Fund” with “contribution to the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)”; and

(c)

replace “directly to the Fund” with “directly to that fund”.

Clause 5

In clause 5(1),—

(a)

replace “initial levy or annual levy” with “amount of levy”; and

(b)

replace “the Fund” with “the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund (as the case may be)”.

New Schedule 2

After the Schedule, insert as Schedule 2:

Schedule 2 Articles 10 to 15 of the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992

Article 10

1.

Annual contributions to the Supplementary Fund shall be made in respect of each Contracting State by any person who, in the calendar year referred to in article 11, paragraph 2(a) or (b), has received in total quantities exceeding 150,000 tons:

(a)

in the ports or terminal installations in the territory of that State contributing oil carried by seas to such ports or terminal installations; and

(b)

in any installations situated in the territory of that Contracting State contributing oil which has been carried by sea and discharged in a port or terminal installation of a non-Contracting State, provided that contributing oil shall only be taken into account by virtue of this sub-paragraph on first receipt in a Contracting State after its discharge in that non-Contracting State.

2.

The provisions of article 10, paragraph 2, of the 1992 Fund Convention shall apply in respect of the obligation to pay contributions to the Supplementary Fund.

Article 11

1.

With a view to assessing the amount of annual contributions due, if any, and taking account of the necessity to maintain sufficient liquid funds, the Assembly shall for each calendar year make an estimate in the form of a budget of:

(i)

Expenditure

(a)

costs and expenses of the administration of the Supplementary Fund in the relevant year and any deficit from operations in preceding years;

(b)

payments to be made by the Supplementary Fund in the relevant year for the satisfaction of claims against the Supplementary Fund due under article 4, including repayments on loans previously taken by the Supplementary Fund for the satisfaction of such claims;

(ii)

Income

(a)

surplus funds from operations in preceding years, including any interest;

(b)

annual contributions, if required to balance the budget;

(c)

any other income.

2.

The Assembly shall decide the total amount of contributions to be levied. On the basis of that decision, the Director of the Supplementary Fund shall, in respect of each Contracting State, calculate for each person referred to in article 10, the amount of that person’s annual contribution.

(a)

in so far as the contribution is for the satisfaction of payments referred to in paragraph 1(i)(a) on the basis of a fixed sum for each ton of contributing oil received in the relevant State by such person during the preceding calendar year; and

(b)

in so far as the contribution is for the satisfaction of payments referred to in paragraph 1(i)(b) on the basis of a fixed sum for each ton of contributing oil received by such person during the calendar year preceding that in which the incident in question occurred, provided that State was a Contracting State to this Protocol at the date of the incident.

3.

The sums referred to in paragraph 2 shall be arrived at by dividing the relevant total amount of contributions required by the total amount of contributing oil received in all Contracting States in the relevant year.

4.

The annual contribution shall be due on the date to be laid down in the Internal Regulations of the Supplementary Fund. The Assembly may decide on a different date of payment.

5.

The Assembly may decide, under conditions to be laid down in the Financial Regulations of the Supplementary Fund, to make transfers between funds received in accordance with paragraph 2(a) and funds received in accordance with paragraph 2(b).

Article 12

1.

The provisions of article 13 of the 1992 Fund Convention shall apply to contributions to the Supplementary Fund.

2.

A Contracting State itself may assume the obligation to pay contributions to the Supplementary Fund in accordance with the procedure set out in article 14 of the 1992 Fund Convention.

Article 13

1.

Contracting States shall communicate to the Director of the Supplementary Fund information on oil receipts in accordance with article 15 of the 1992 Fund Convention provided, however, that communications made to the Director of the 1992 Fund under article 15, paragraph 2, of the 1992 Fund Convention shall be deemed to have been made also under this Protocol.

2.

Where a Contracting State does not fulfil its obligations to submit the communication referred to in paragraph 1 and this results in a financial loss for the Supplementary Fund, that Contracting State shall be liable to compensate the Supplementary Fund for such loss. The Assembly shall, on the recommendation of the Director of the Supplementary Fund, decide whether such compensation shall be payable by that Contracting State.

Article 14

1.

Notwithstanding article 10, for the purposes of this Protocol there shall be deemed to be a minimum receipt of 1 million tons of contributing oil in each Contracting State.

2.

When the aggregate quantity of contributing oil received in a Contracting State is less than 1 million tons, the Contracting State shall assume the obligations that would be incumbent under this Protocol on any person who would be liable to contribute to the Supplementary Fund in respect of oil received within the territory of that State in so far as no liable person exists for the aggregated quantity of oil received.

Article 15

1.

If in a Contracting State there is no person meeting the conditions of article 10, that Contracting State shall for the purposes of this Protocol inform the Director of the Supplementary Fund thereof.

2.

No compensation shall be paid by the Supplementary Fund for pollution damage in the territory, territorial sea or exclusive economic zone or area determined in accordance with article 3(a)(ii), of this Protocol, of a Contracting State in respect of a given incident or for preventive measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimize such damage, until the obligations to communicate to the Director of the Supplementary Fund according to article 13, paragraph 1 and paragraph 1 of this article have been complied with in respect of that Contracting State for all years prior to the occurrence of that incident. The Assembly shall determine in the Internal Regulations the circumstances under which a Contracting State shall be considered as having failed to comply with its obligations.

3.

Where compensation has been denied temporarily in accordance with paragraph 2, compensation shall be denied permanently in respect of that incident if the obligations to communicate to the Director of the Supplementary Fund under article 13, paragraph 1 and paragraph 1 of this article, have not been complied with within one year after the Director of the Supplementary Fund has notified the Contracting State of its failure to report.

4.

Any payments of contributions due to the Supplementary Fund shall be set off against compensation due to the debtor, or the debtor’s agents.

Legislative history

10 November 2016		Introduction (Bill 200–1)
16 November 2016		First reading and referral to Transport and Industrial Relations Committee
16 May 2017		Reported from Transport and Industrial Relations Committee (Bill 200–2)
16 August 2017		Second reading
6 December 2017		Committee of the whole House (Bill 200–3)
12 December 2017		Third reading
15 December 2017		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Transport.

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Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017

Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal Act

Part 1 Drug and alcohol testing amendments

4 Section 36 amended (Maritime rules relating to other matters)

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5 New Part 4B inserted

Part 4B Drug and alcohol testing by Director

40X Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 not limited by this Part

40Y Interpretation

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40Z Director testing

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40ZA Worker may request second Director test

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40ZB What happens if worker refuses consent or test result is not negative

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40ZC Use of test results in criminal proceedings

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Part 2 Oil pollution compensation and LLMC Convention amendments

Subpart 1—Amendments to Maritime Transport Act 1994

6 New section 2A inserted (Transitional, savings, and related provisions)

2A Transitional, savings, and related provisions

7 Section 86 amended (Claims subject to limitation of liability)

8 Section 87 amended (Calculation of limits of liability)

9 Section 88 amended (Units of account)

10 Section 342 amended (Interpretation)