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Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
Junior Carnival #3
Date/time of event:
8:45am to 4:00pm Sunday 18th of January 2026
Location:
Mount Martha Beach - Port Philip Bay
Details:
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2025
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
I, David Petty, Regional Director Southern and Maritime of Parks Victoria (as
delegate of the Port Manager), determine under Regulation 11(1) of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025 that the areas defined
in the following table are set aside for the purposes and conditions specified.
This determination has been made in
accordance with Regulation 11(2)
(a) in the
event of, or in anticipation of, any fire, flood, natural disaster or other
emergency; or
(b) if the
port manager reasonably believes that there is imminent risk of—
(i) harm or
damage to—
(A) the health
or safety of any person; or
(B) local port
facilities or other property; or
(C) the
natural environment; or
(ii) significant
interference with the safe, efficient and effective management of the local
port.
In accordance with Regulation 11(4), this
determination replaces any previous set aside determination made by the port
manager in respect of that area or any part there of that area for the period
specified in this temporary determination.
This determination applies from 8:30am
until 4.00pm on Sunday 18 January 2026.
Signed at Melbourne
…………………
………………………………………….
………………………………………….by David Petty,
Regional Director Southern and
Maritime
on
23/12/2025
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Regulation
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Description
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Purpose
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Area
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Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14)
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11(1)(a)
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Determination to set aside an area in a
local port in which access to that area is prohibited or restricted for not
more than 90 days.
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To set aside an area for the safety of participants
and vessels involved in the Junior Carnival #3 traditional Surf Life Saving
sport disciplines event
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Those areas of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent
to the Mount Martha Life Saving Club, extending from shore to buoys at the
below approximate locations (WGS84) as indicated by the attached map, between
8:30am until 4:00pm on Sunday 18 January 2026.
1. 38°
15.92'S 145° 0.64'E
2. 38°
15.80'S 145° 0.81'E
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Mariners are requested to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of event
marshals and safety personnel.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for the
Local port of Port Phillip, makes the following
declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine
Safety Act 2010 (Vic).
For the purposes of
boating activity conducted by Life Saving Victoria, persons and vessels
involved in the Junior Carnival #3 are exempt from the following requirements:
State Rules made
under the Marine Act 1988
1.
Clause 2(a) – must not exceed 5
knots within 50 metres of a person in the water
2.
Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5
knots within 50 metres of another vessel
3.
Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within
200 metres of the water’s edge
4.
Clause 1.2.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction of East Port Phillip
5.
Clause 1.2.9 (n) of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels at Mt
Martha Beach
6.
1.2.12 (b) of Schedule 1 – The master of a personal watercraft for any
purpose other than transiting in the safety most direct course to, or from the
shore and/or a boat ramp or berthing facility (including a jetty, pier or
mooring), whilst operating within designated 5 knot speed restriction zones
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
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Competitors are only exempt from items 1 to 5 when competing in the
events.
·
All competitors and occupants of IRB and PWC rescue vessels involved
with the event must wear a lifejacket at all times for the duration of the
events.
·
Should vessels or persons not involved in the event come within 50
metres of the Set Aside waters, the event will be suspended until the vessel or person has moved outside
of the area.
·
Mechanically powered LSV vessels are exempt from the carriage of
specified safety equipment as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria
vessels in Exemption Notice 1, whilst operating within visual range of a
staffed lifesaving facility.
·
The above exemptions apply between 6:00am to 6:00pm on Sunday 18 January
2026 within the Set Aside waters of Mt Martha Beach.
·
The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and
undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are
adhered to.
By order of
Parks Victoria
Dated: 23/12/2025
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 23/12/25