Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00802:section:23
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00802
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 23
Character Range: 33272–35247

23  Duty to report certain incidents involving certain substances
  Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended;
 (a) by inserting in subsection (1A) ", the Jervis Bay Territory" after "State" (first occurring);
 (b) by inserting in subsection (1B) ", the Jervis Bay Territory" after "State";
 (c) by omitting from subsection (1) "manner, a prescribed officer of the incident" and substituting:
"manner;
 (a) where Australia or an external Territory is the nearest coastal State to the place where the incident occurred; a prescribed officer; or
 (b) where a foreign country is the nearest coastal State to that place‑the government of that foreign country,
  of the incident.";
 (d) by omitting from subsection (3) "manner, a prescribed officer of the incident and, if a prescribed officer" and substituting:
"manner
 (c) where Australia or an external Territory is the nearest coastal State to the place where the incident occurred‑a prescribed officer; or
 (d) where a foreign country is the nearest coastal State to that place; the government of that foreign country,
  of the incident, and, if a prescribed officer or a government, as the case may be,";
 (e) by inserting in subsection (6) "or a government" after "officer" (first occurring);
 (f) by inserting in subsection (6) "or that government, as the case may be" after "officer" (second occurring);
 (g) by inserting in subsection (6) "or that government, as the case may be," after "officer" (last occurring);
 (h) by inserting in subsection (7) "or a government" after "officer" (first occurring);
 (j) by inserting in subsection (7) "or that government, as the case may be" after "officer" (second occurring);
 (k) by inserting in subsection (7) "or that government, as the case may be," after "officer" (last occurring);
 (m) by inserting in subsection (8) "or a government" after "officer" (wherever occurring); and
 (n) by inserting in subsection (9) "or a government" after "officer" (wherever occurring).