Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 33

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a specific threat of unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities is made or exists; or

  (b)   a general threat of unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities is made or exists; or

  (c)   there is a change in the nature, or risk, of an existing general threat of unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities; or

  (d)   both of the following apply:

  (i)   a national emergency declaration (within the meaning of the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020 ) is in force;

  (ii)   the Secretary is satisfied that additional security measures are appropriate to support the national emergency declaration;

the Secretary may, in writing, direct that additional security measures be implemented or complied with.

  (2)   A direction under subsection   (1) is a security direction .

  (5)   The regulations may prescribe requirements for, or in relation to, the giving of security directions.