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PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Event name:
Victorian Junior Lifesaving Championships
Date/time of event:
21st February to 23rd February 2025 8:45am to 4:00pm
Location:
Western Port Bay - Point Leo Surf Beach
Details:
Port Management Act
1995 (Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination – Regulation 11(1)
Local ports of Port Phillip and Western Port
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 from:
21st , 22nd & 23rd
February 2025 between 8:45am – 4:00pm
Signed at Melbourne

by Graeme Davis
District Manager Port Phillip
Western Port
on 18/12/2024
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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Access is permitted only to participants
of the Victoria Junior Lifesaving Championships
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The area as shown on the below map and known as Point Leo Surf Beach
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Not applicable.
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Port Management Act 1995
(Vic.)
Port Management (Local
Ports) Regulations 2015
Set Aside Determination –
Regulation 11(1)
Local Port of Port Phillip
As the Port Manager Waters of Western Port Bay, Parks Victoria has set
aside an area of Western Port Bay to facilitate the Victorian Junior Lifesaving
Championships organised by Life Saving Victoria at Point Leo Surf Beach on 21,
22nd & 23rd February 2025 between 8:45am – 4:00pm. The
set aside prohibits all persons entering the area between times and dates as
outlined. The full declaration including event information is available on
Parks Victoria’s website.
PUBLIC NOTICE
DECLARATION
OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION
Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Western
Port Bay, 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 Limited, persons and vessels
involved in the Victorian Junior Lifesaving Championships 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 19(a) – an observer must be used when
towing a person.
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
6.
Clause 5.4 (c) of Schedule 5 – area prohibited to vessels at Point Leo
Surf Beach
Marine
Safety Regulations 2023
7.
Regulation 60 – Master must not engage in towing unless an observer is
on board.
9.
Regulation 66(2) – person must wear a lifejacket of type specified at
all times when underway on enclosed waters
10. Regulation 70 – Master must
ensure all occupants wear a lifejacket
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels (and PWC rescue) are only exempt from item 1
to 3 & 5 when undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in
distress, provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to
a place of safety on shore and item 6 for the duration of the event.
·
Masters of PWC rescue vessels are only exempt from items 4 & 7 when retrieving or rescuing a person during the event and items 8 – 10
when retrieving or
rescuing a person without a lifejacket from the water.
·
All participants on vessels involved with the event must wear a
lifejacket at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed
safety equipment.
·
Operators and occupants of vessels propelled by paddle or oar are exempt
from lifejacket wearing requirements and the carriage of specified safety
equipment whilst within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility or
flagged area, as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in
Exemption Notice 1.
·
Masters of mechanically powered LSV vessels up to and including 4.8
metres in length (other than PWCs) are exempt from the carriage of specified
safety equipment whilst within visual range of a staffed lifesaving facility or
flagged area, as per the Exemptions for Life Saving Victoria vessels in
Exemption Notice 1.
·
The exemptions apply from 8:45am to 4:00pm on 21 – 23 February 2025
within the Set Aside waters of Point Leo beach.
·
In the event of any injuries
which result in hospitalisation, a fatality or an incident involving a person
or vessel not involved in the event, these must be immediately reported to
Victoria Police and Safe Transport Victoria (ST Vic). In the case of all other
incidents ST Vic requires incident reports within seven (7) days and a
finalised report within 30 days.
· 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: 21/01/25