Whereas, section 16(1) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 empowers the Minister of Transport to appoint a person to be a protection officer.

And whereas pursuant to section 441 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, the Minister of Transport did delegate those powers under section 16(1) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to Maritime New Zealand by an instrument of delegation dated 19 March 1997.

And whereas pursuant to section 442 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, Maritime New Zealand did delegate those powers under section 16(1) of the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996 to the Director of Maritime New Zealand by an instrument of delegation dated 19 September 2018.

Therefore I, Kirstie Hewlett, Director of Maritime New Zealand, hereby appoint the following persons as protection officers under the Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996.

This notice comes into effect upon publication in the New Zealand Gazette.

Dated at Wellington on this 22nd day of August 2024.

KIRSTIE HEWLETT, Director of Maritime New Zealand.