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Set Aside Determination and Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions - Local Port of Port Phillip
Event name:
2XU Triathalon Series and Melbourne Teams Corporate Triathlon
Date/time of event:
Various dates, refer to Table B
Location:
Various locations within Local Port of Port Phillip, refer to Table B
Details:
Port Management Act 1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
I, Graeme Davis, District Manager of Parks Victoria (as delegate of the Port Manager), determine under Regulation 11(1) of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2015 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)
(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 for the dates and times listed in the attached table and indicted by those areas on the attached maps.
Signed at Melbourne
by Graeme Davis
District Manager Port Phillip Western Port District Office
on 25/09/2023
Table A
Regulation | Description | Purpose | Area | Reasonable conditions (Regulation 14) |
11(1)(a) | 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. | To set aside an area for the safety of participants and vessels competing in the 2XU Tri Series and Melbourne Teams Corporate Triathlon events. | Those areas within the Local Port of Port Phillip as indicated by the attached maps, for the times and dates as per Table B. | Mariners are requested to avoid the competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of event marshals and safety personnel. |
Table B
Date | Time | Event Title | Location |
Sunday 26 November 2023 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 1 | Elwood |
Sunday 10 December 2023 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 2 | Brighton |
Sunday 14 January 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 3 | St Kilda |
Sunday 11 February 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 4 | Sandringham |
Sunday 25 February 2024 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Melbourne Teams Corporate Tri | Elwood |
Sunday 3 March 2024 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 5 | Elwood |
Sunday 24 March 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 6 | St Kilda |
Area Maps
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 O2 Events, persons and vessels involved in the 2XU Triathlon Series and Melbourne Teams Corporate Triathlon 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 1.1.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction in North East Port Phillip
5. Clause 1.1.7(c) of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction area on Port Phillip Bay (St Kilda Harbour)
6. Clause 1.1.9 of Schedule 1 – areas prohibited to vessels on Port Phillip Bay; Elwood 1.1.9(e), Sandringham 1.1.9(h)
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
· Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 5 during the times and dates for the St Kilda events only.
· Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from item 6 during the times and dates for the Sandringham & Elwood Beach events only.
· The above exemptions apply for the dates, times, events, and locations as detailed in Table 1 below to vessels used in conjunction with the 2XU Triathlon Series and Melbourne Teams Corporate Triathlon.
· The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.
Table 1: 2XU Triathlon Series and Melbourne Teams Corporate Triathlon
Date | Time | Event Title | Location |
Sunday 26 November 2023 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 1 | Elwood |
Sunday 10 December 2023 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 2 | Brighton |
Sunday 14 January 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 3 | St Kilda |
Sunday 11 February 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 4 | Sandringham |
Sunday 25 February 2024 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Melbourne Teams Corporate Tri | Elwood |
Sunday 3 March 2024 | 7.00am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 5 | Elwood |
Sunday 24 March 2024 | 6.50am to 10.30am | Tri Series 2XU Race 6 | St Kilda |
By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 25/09/23