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Set Aside Determination and Declaration of Boating Activity Exemptions
Event name:
International Moth Class Association Australian Championships 2026
Date/time of event:
9:00am until 7.00pm on dates between Monday 5th & Saturday 10th January 2026
Location:
Local Port of Port Phillip, adjacent to the McCrae Yacht Club
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 9:00am
until 7.00pm on dates between Monday 5th & Saturday 10th
January 2026.
Signed at Melbourne
…………………………………………………………….
by David Petty
Regional Director Southern and
Maritime
on 24/12/2025
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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 International Moth Class Association Australian
Championships event
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Those areas of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent
to the McCrae Yacht Club, extending in a triangle at 250m from shore, as
marked by buoys at the below approximate locations (WGS84) as indicated in
orange by the attached map, 9:00am until 7.00pm on dates between Monday 5th
& Saturday 10th January 2026.
1. 38°20.78'S,
144°55.37'E
2. 38°20.68'S,
144°55.25'E
3. 38°20.55'S, 144°55.63'E
4. 38°20.67'S, 144°55.65'E
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Mariners are requested to avoid the
competition area during the Set Aside period and follow the direction of
filming 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 McCrae Yacht club, persons and vessels involved in the 2026 International Moth Class
Association Australian Champs 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
Waterway
Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988
4.
Clause 1.3.7 of Schedule 1 – 5 knot speed restriction at South East Port
Phillip
Subject to the conditions detailed below:
·
Masters of rescue vessels are exempt from items 1 to 4 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.
·
Masters of competing vessels are exempt from items 1 to 4 for the
duration of the event.
·
All competitors involved with the event must wear a lifejacket at all
times during the event and all rescue and support vessels must have all
prescribed safety equipment.
·
The exemptions apply from 9:00am to 7:00pm each day between Sunday 4
January and Saturday 10 January 2026 within the set aside waters off McRae
Beach adjacent to the McCrae Yacht Club.
·
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: 24/12/25