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Consultation for this project has now closed.
About this project
Every day people use Auckland’s navigable waters for both recreation and business, for example boating, kayaking, kite boarding, swimming, fishing, and ferrying people and cargo.
The number of people and variety of uses of Auckland’s navigable waters can increase the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage. For example, jet skis used in swimming areas, illegally moored vessels and explosive cargo.
Council makes rules to minimise the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage within Auckland’s navigable waters
Why we need your feedback
The current Navigation Safety Bylaw will expire on 31 July 2021 and a new bylaw must be made before this date to avoid a regulatory gap. The new Bylaw must be well drafted, meet the requirements of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and the Local Government Act 2004, and be adopted using a public consultative process.
What we are proposing
We are proposing to better minimise the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage within Auckland’s navigable waters by making a new Ture ā-Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Bylaw and associated controls (rules for specific areas).
Major proposals in comparison to the existing Bylaw and associated controls are to:
Increase the maximum speed limit on the Waitematā Harbour Zone to 18 knots (currently 12 knots). Council has heard a range of views regarding speed limits within the Waitematā Harbour Zone and is seeking feedback on whether there should be a lower or higher speed limit than the proposed 18 knots. For example, the current 12 knots or an alternative like 15 knots.
Clarify existing rules, including about swimming, events and support vessels.
Make new rules about novel craft, for example motorised surfboards.
Amend existing rules about carrying a means of communication on vessel, to carrying at least two independent forms of communication on a vessel.
Align rules about the use of Ōrākei Basin with current accepted practices.
Remove rules about Commercial Vessels for Hire and Reward as this is addressed in separate legislation (Health and Safety at Work (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2016).
Remove rules about speed around Marine Mammals as this is better addressed under the Marine Mammals Protection Act.
Update the format and wording of the Bylaw and associated controls.
Every day people use Auckland’s navigable waters for both recreation and business, for example boating, kayaking, kite boarding, swimming, fishing, and ferrying people and cargo.
The number of people and variety of uses of Auckland’s navigable waters can increase the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage. For example, jet skis used in swimming areas, illegally moored vessels and explosive cargo.
Council makes rules to minimise the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage within Auckland’s navigable waters
Why we need your feedback
The current Navigation Safety Bylaw will expire on 31 July 2021 and a new bylaw must be made before this date to avoid a regulatory gap. The new Bylaw must be well drafted, meet the requirements of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and the Local Government Act 2004, and be adopted using a public consultative process.
What we are proposing
We are proposing to better minimise the risk of accidents, nuisance and damage within Auckland’s navigable waters by making a new Ture ā-Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Bylaw and associated controls (rules for specific areas).
Major proposals in comparison to the existing Bylaw and associated controls are to:
Increase the maximum speed limit on the Waitematā Harbour Zone to 18 knots (currently 12 knots). Council has heard a range of views regarding speed limits within the Waitematā Harbour Zone and is seeking feedback on whether there should be a lower or higher speed limit than the proposed 18 knots. For example, the current 12 knots or an alternative like 15 knots.
Clarify existing rules, including about swimming, events and support vessels.
Make new rules about novel craft, for example motorised surfboards.
Amend existing rules about carrying a means of communication on vessel, to carrying at least two independent forms of communication on a vessel.
Align rules about the use of Ōrākei Basin with current accepted practices.
Remove rules about Commercial Vessels for Hire and Reward as this is addressed in separate legislation (Health and Safety at Work (Adventure Activities) Regulations 2016).
Remove rules about speed around Marine Mammals as this is better addressed under the Marine Mammals Protection Act.
Update the format and wording of the Bylaw and associated controls.
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Lifecycle
16 November 2020 - 14 February 2021: Open for consultation
Ture ā Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Safety Bylaw has finished this stage
This consultation is Open for contributions.
February - April 2021: Review of feedback
Ture ā Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Safety Bylaw is currently at this stage
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. We will update this page with the feedback received, how it was considered and final decisions made.
May 2021: Bylaw Panel deliberations
this is an upcoming stage for Ture ā Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Safety Bylaw
All feedback will be considered by a Bylaw Panel at a public meeting scheduled for May 2021. The Bylaw Panel will use the feedback to make recommendations on the proposal to the Governing Body at a public meeting scheduled for June 2021.
Any person is welcome to attend and listen to the Bylaw Panel and Governing Body proceedings, but there will not be an opportunity to have your say at either meeting.
June 2021: Adoption of the Bylaw
this is an upcoming stage for Ture ā Rohe Urungi Āhuru / Navigation Safety Bylaw
Governing Body adopts proposed changes to the Bylaw.
