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Section 168 Reporting movement of ship mentioned in s 163(1)

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) This section applies if a ship mentioned in section 163(1) is to do any of the following (each a movement)—

(a) arrive at a pilotage area;

(b) depart from a pilotage area;

(c) move from a berth or anchorage in a pilotage area to another berth or anchorage in the pilotage area.

(2) The owner or master of the ship must report the expected time of the movement to a harbour master for the pilotage area in the approved form within the time stated in subsection (3).

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(3) The report must be made—

(a) for the arrival of the ship—at least 48 hours before the expected arrival; or

(b) for another movement—at least 24 hours before the expected movement.

Queensland Marine Safety Regulation 2016 current as at 1 February 2026. Official text: legislation.qld.gov.au.

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