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Maritime New Zealand engages with the maritime community and general public on a broad range of maritime matters through consultations and projects. You can have your say by providing us with your comments before the deadline.
Each consultation document outlines how to comment.
About the consultation process
Currently there is no public consultation taking place,
Consultation documents will only be available here for up to six months after the comment period has expired.
The QOL programme aims to develop a clear and logical framework for qualifications and operational limits to meet the needs of New Zealand's commercial maritime sector while ensuring the safety of vessels, their crew, passengers and cargo, and protection of the marine environment.
The deadline for making a submission was 28 October 2011.
Read about the Qualifications and Operational Limits/Manila programme
The revised draft guidelines are for commercial operators who hire and provide paddle craft and equipment to the public for overnight river journeys, and include advice on Tikanga o Whanganui, legal requirements and good safety practice.
The deadline for making a submission was 1 May 2011.
Read about the revised draft guidelines
Maritime New Zealand consulted with stakeholders, aiming at developing a national policy for decommissioning offshore installations in New Zealand.
Read about the review of offshore oil and gas decommissioning policy
MNZ consulted with the fishing industry to learn more about how garbage is managed on boats. This work was to help develop strategies to make garbage management easier and more effective and, ultimately, reduce the volume of garbage that is disposed of at sea. The results from this work will then be spread to the wider New Zealand boating community and will also be shared with the international maritime community as an example of good practice.
Maritime New Zealand invited comments on Draft Maritime Rule Part 24A: Carriage of Cargoes – Dangerous Goods. The deadline for making a submission was Friday 1 April 2011.
Maritime New Zealand invited comments on Maritime Rule Part 24B: Carriage of Cargoes – Stowage and Securing, 2011 Amendment. The deadline for making a submission was Friday 1 April 2011.
Consultation with the maritime community and general public is vital to ensure that any proposed changes or developments take into account the real situations of those they will affect.
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) consults as widely as possible through public notices, discussion documents, public meetings and seminars, other face-to-face contact, this website, and toll-free phone lines.
In some cases, consultation is required under law. For example, public consultation on proposed rules is provided for in section 446 of the Maritime Transport Act. We draft maritime and marine protection rules and carry out public consultation on draft rules on behalf of the Minister of Transport.
You can have your say by providing us with comments before the deadline, after which they become closed consultations. Each consultation document provides guidance on how to comment and what the deadline is.
If you require further information about a current or closed consultation, please contact the MNZ representative listed in the consultation documents.
Questions and general enquiries about consultation on rules should be directed to:
rules.coordinator@maritimenz.govt.nz.
For general enquiries about our consultation process please contact MNZ.
All our consultation and public engagement information is available by feed. You can also subscribe to automated email notifications of updates.
