Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454:section:101
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 101
Character Range: 187062–188233

101  Simplified overview of Part

      Maritime security zones are used to subject areas within ports, on and around ships, and on and around offshore facilities to additional security requirements.
      Division 2 allows the Secretary to establish one or more port security zones within a security regulated port.
      Division 3 allows the Secretary to declare that a ship security zone is to operate around a security regulated ship while it is in a security regulated port or near a security regulated offshore facility.
      Division 4 allows the Secretary to establish one or more on‑board security zones on a regulated Australian ship.
      Division 5 allows the Secretary to establish one or more offshore security zones on and around a security regulated offshore facility.
      Division 6 allows regulations to prescribe requirements for the purposes of preventing the use of maritime transport or offshore facilities in connection with serious crime.
      The regulations may prescribe different types of port, ship, on‑board and offshore security zones and the requirements to be met in relation to each type of zone.

Division 2—Port security zones