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Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales Number 30 Friday, 3 March 2017 The New South Wales Government Gazette is the permanent public record of official notices issued by the New South Wales Government. It also contains local council and other notices and private advertisements. The Gazette is compiled by the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office and published on the NSW legislation website (www.legislation.nsw.gov.au) under the authority of the NSW Government. The website contains a permanent archive of past Gazettes. To submit a notice for gazettal – see Gazette Information. 545 NSW Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Parliament PARLIAMENT ACTS OF PARLIAMENT ASSENTED TO Legislative Assembly Office, Sydney 1 March 2017 It is hereby notified, for general information, that His Excellency the Governor, has, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, this day assented to the under mentioned Acts passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, viz.: Act No. 1 — An Act to amend the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 to provide for the making of performance improvement orders by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council; and for other purposes. [Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment (Local Aboriginal Land Councils) Bill] Act No. 2 — An Act to amend the Retail Leases Act 1994 to give effect to recommendations arising from the statutory review of that Act by making further provision for the application of the Act to retail shop leases, the rights and obligations of lessors and lessees, leasing procedures, dispute resolution and other matters. [Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Bill] Act No. 3 —An Act to amend the Homebush Motor Racing (Sydney 400) Act 2008 to facilitate the conduct of an annual motor race and associated races and events at Newcastle. [Motor Racing Legislation Amendment (Newcastle 500) Bill] Act No. 4 — An Act to amend the Transport Administration Act 1988 to abolish the Independent Transport Safety Regulator and to make consequential amendments to other legislation. [Transport Administration Amendment (Independent Transport Safety Regulator) Bill] Helen Minnican Clerk of the Legislative Assembly 546 NSW Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Government Notices GOVERNMENT NOTICES Miscellaneous Instruments AIR TRANSPORT (DEREGULATED ROUTES) ORDER 2017 I, Andrew Constance, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, in pursuance of section 4A (1) of the Air Transport Act 1964, make the following Order. Dated, this 13 day of February 2017. ANDREW CONSTANCE Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Explanatory note Under section 4A (1) of the Air Transport Act 1964 (the Act), the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure may, by order published in the Gazette, declare specified routes to be deregulated routes for the purposes of the Act. Certain routes were declared to be deregulated routes by an Order made under section 4A (1) of the Act and published in the Gazette on 28 August 2015. The object of this Order is to declare a further two routes to be deregulated routes, namely the routes linking Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport with Merimbula and Moruya. As a consequence, the declaration in the Order published in the Gazette on 28 August 2015 is repealed and re-made in this Order. 1 Name of Order This Order is the Air Transport (Deregulated Routes) Order 2017. 2 Commencement This Order commences on the date of publication in the NSW Government Gazette and continues in force until revoked. 3 Definitions In this Order: the Act means the Air Transport Act 1964. 4 Declaration of deregulated routes In pursuance of section 4A (1) of the Act, the following routes are declared to be deregulated routes for the purposes of the Act: (a) the routes between Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport and each of the following localities, namely, Albury, Armidale, Ballina, Cobar, Coffs Harbour, Cooma, Dubbo, Griffith, Lismore, Merimbula, Moruya, Mudgee, Narrabri, Orange, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga and Williamtown, and (b) any routes that do not begin or end at, or pass through, Sydney (Kingsford-Smith) Airport. 5 Repeal The Order made in pursuance of section 4A (1) of the Act and published in the Gazette on 28 August 2015 is repealed. 547 NSW Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Government Notices Appointments CONSTITUTION ACT 1902 MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION Pursuant to section 36 of the Constitution Act 1902, His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has authorised the Honourable S Mitchell MLC to act for and on behalf of the Minister for Education for the period from 6 March to 11 March 2017, inclusive. 1 March 2017 GLADYS BEREJIKLIAN MP Premier CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 State Parole Authority Re-appointment of Community Member His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council and pursuant to the provisions of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, has re-appointed Peter WALSH as a community member of the State Parole Authority for a period of three (3) years on and from 26 February 2017. DAVID ELLIOTT MP Minister for Corrections CRIMES (ADMINISTRATION OF SENTENCES) ACT 1999 State Parole Authority Re-appointment of Community Member His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council and pursuant to the provisions of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, has re-appointed Andrew NATTRESS as a community member of the State Parole Authority for a period of three (3) years on and from 26 February 2017. DAVID ELLIOTT MP Minister for Corrections 548 NSW Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Government Notices Roads and Maritime Notices MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 Section 12(2) MARINE NOTICE REGULATION OF VESSELS – EXCLUSION ZONE Location Manning River, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree (between Goat Island & Taree Regional Boat ramp). Duration 8.00am to 5.30pm – 4 March 2017 8.00am to 5.30pm – 5 March 2017 Detail Rowing Regattas will be conducted on the Manning River, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth Park, Taree (between Goat Island & Taree Regional Boat ramp) at the above times. An EXCLUSION ZONE is specified at the above location while the events are in progress. The Zone will consist of a 2 kilometre course and will be monitored and patrolled by control vessels. Unauthorised vessels and persons are strictly prohibited from entering the Exclusion Zone during the times above. Transit lane Provision has been made for vessels to transit the Zone during breaks in the racing. Control vessels (via race control vessels and control points on shore) will, at times during the event, authorise local vessel traffic to cross. Vessel operators should comply with directions issued from control vessels and must keep a proper lookout and exercise extreme caution at all times when navigating near the zone. Penalties may apply (Section 12(5) – Marine Safety Act 1998) For full details visit the Roads and Maritime Services website – www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime Marine Notice NH16167 Date: 22 February 2017 Rodney McDonagh A/Principal Manager North (Boating Operations) Delegate MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 MARINE NOTICE Section 12(2) REGULATION OF VESSELS – EXCLUSION ZONE AND RESTRICTIONS Location Murray River – approaches to the Barham Bridge, Barham. Duration Monday 6 March 2017 to Friday 29 September 2017. Detail Maintenance will be conducted on the Barham Bridge, as specified above, which will affect safe navigation on the Murray River. An EXCLUSION ZONE is specified during the maintenance and will be created on the Murray River within 150 metres of either side of the Barham Bridge. The exclusion zone will be marked by channel blocked markers and fixed signage, and will be in operation between the hours of 7am and 6pm on weekdays only. 549 NSW Government Gazette No 30 of 3 March 2017 Government Notices Unauthorised vessels and persons are strictly prohibited from entering the exclusion zone which will be intermittently patrolled by Roads and Maritime vessels. All vessel operators and persons using the waters specified above should keep a proper lookout and exercise extreme caution when navigating near the exclusion zone. Penalties may apply (section 12(5) – Marine Safety Act 1998). Restrictions imposed under Section 11 Pursuant to section 12(3) of the Marine Safety Act 1998, special restrictions apply to all vessels navigating in the vicinity of the Exclusion Zone as follows: • a 5.2 metre vertical clearance restriction measured from the river gauge datum will apply outside the hours of operation of the Exclusion Zone from Monday, 6 March 2017 to Friday, 31 March 2017, and • a 7.0 metre vertical clearance restriction measured from the river gauge datum will apply outside the hours of operation of the Exclusion Zone from Saturday, 1 April 2017. Vessel operators may determine the available vertical clearance, and therefore available air draught for a vessel to pass under the bridge, by subtracting the maximum vertical clearance detailed above from the prevailing river level. An appropriate safety margin to safely pass under the bridge should also be considered. The river level conditions can be found at http://waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/drr/murray. Penalties may apply (section 12(5) – Marine Safety Act 1998). For full details visit the Roads and Maritime Services website – www.rms.nsw.gov.au/maritime Marine Notice: SO1731 Date: 24 February 2017 Mike Hammond Principal Manager South (Boating Operations) Delegate MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 MARINE NOTICE Section 12(2) REGULATION OF VESSELS – EXCLUSION ZONE Location Lake Centenary, Temora Duration 8:00 am to 4:00pm Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March 2017. Detail A fishing event will be conducted on the waters of Lake Centenary at Temora, during the above times. An EXCLUSION ZONE is specified during the fishing event, comprising the entirety of Lake Centenary. Unauthorised vessels and persons are strictly prohibited from entering the exclusion zone, which will be patrolled by control vessels.
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