Maritime New Zealand Lacks Ship Banning Power
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“Evolving shipping security threats have prompted an updating of the Maritime Security Act, which goes back to 2004. The director of Maritime New Zealand, Kirstie Hewlett, spoken in an industry publication about organised transnational crime being an increasing threat, with seaports being targeted by criminal gangs.”
“New and others are saying are the challenges here facing our ports. to be concerned about what they call a changing threat environment to maritime security.”
“We're talking about statutory powers so there would certainly be potential concerns.”
“Maritime New Zealand and the Ministry of Transport seem to think that there's a need to broaden it to look at other things like transnational organized crime”
“The scope of the act however could be extended to include certain classes of domestic vessels in the case. Yeah, that's that's another suggestion. So passenger vehicles might be extended to include things like passenger vehicles of a certain size operating in New Zealand, And uh, things like tankers and coastal cargo.”
“It had been internationally classified as a high-risk ship, but Maritime New Zealand didn't have any power to ban it from New Zealand.”
“There was some discussion with Maritime New Zealand that was ultimately withdrawn.”
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