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Document ID (ISN)61804
CIS number 94-6
Year 1936
Convention or series no. CCH Australia 77-950
Title Marine Act 1936 [Australia - South Australia]
Bibliographic information In: Australian Industrial Safety, Health and Welfare, CCH Australia Ltd., CNR Talavera & Khartoum Roads, Box 230, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia, Vol.3, 7p. (pages numbered 72,804 - 73,132).
Abstract This Act was assented to on 24 Mar. 1937 and it commenced on 1 July 1937. It was published in the Government Gazette on 25 Mar. 1937. The text reproduced here, including some amendments up to 1991, includes only those passages relevant to occupational safety and health. Aspects covered: interpretation of terms; issuing of regulations; appointment of inspectors; prohibition of the sending of unseaworthy ships to sea; obligation to ensure seaworthiness; powers to detain unsafe ships; other safety measures; prohibition of carrying passengers in excess of the number specified in the certificate; restriction on the carriage of dangerous goods.
Descriptors (primary) Australia; sea transport; ships; South Australia
Descriptors (secondary) dangerous substances; law; inspection
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceSouth Australia
Subject(s) Laws
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Water transportation