Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsAfter section 20, in Part 2, Division 2
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(1) The Port Corporation must, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, prepare a draft port safety plan for the Port and submit it for approval to the harbourmaster for the Port.
(2) Within 60 days after receiving a draft port safety plan under subsection (1), the harbourmaster must:
(a) approve the plan by written notice given to the Port Corporation; or
(b) return the plan to the Port Corporation for amendment as directed by the harbourmaster.
(3) The Port Corporation must, within 30 days after receiving a draft port safety plan under subsection (2)(b), resubmit the plan as directed to the harbourmaster for approval under subsection (1).
(4) If the harbourmaster fails to act in accordance with subsection (2) within the period of 60 days mentioned in that subsection, the draft plan is taken to have been approved by the harbourmaster on the expiration of that period.
(5) In this section:
"port safety plan" means a plan that:
(a) identifies the nature and extent of the safety hazards and risks associated with the operation of the Port that are reasonably likely to cause death or serious injury to any person or loss of, or serious damage to, property; and
(b) assesses the likely impact of those hazards and risks on the port and the surrounding area; and
(c) specifies the measures and strategies to be implemented to eliminate or reduce those hazards or risks; and
(d) describes the system that is in place for implementing those measures and strategies; and
(e) sets out the processes proposed to involve tenants, licensees and service providers in the Port with the implementation of the plan; and
(f) sets out the procedures proposed for implementing, reviewing and revising the plan.