MARITIME TRANSPORT SECURITY ACT 2003 No. 131, 2003 - SECT 102 Establishing port security zones

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Establishing port security zones

(1): The Secretary may, by written notice given to the port operator for a security regulated port, establish one or more port security zones within the port. Each port security zone must be of a type prescribed under section 103.
(2): The notice must include a map of the port that shows the boundaries of the port security zones.
(3): If the Secretary establishes a port security zone under subsection (1), the Secretary must, by writing, notify the establishment to each maritime industry participant (other than the port operator) who controls an area included within the zone. The notice must include a map that shows the boundaries of the zone.
(4): The purpose of port security zones is to subject those zones to additional security requirements.

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