Marine and Coastal (Prescribed Consents) Regulations 2025

A person specified in subregulation (2) has a prescribed consent to install, repair, maintain or replace a swing mooring on marine and coastal Crown land if—

the swing mooring is situated in any of the following—

inland waters within the meaning of the Marine Safety Regulations 2023^[1];

enclosed waters within the meaning of the Marine Safety Regulations 2023;

an area subject to a set aside determination under regulation 10(1)(a) or 12(a) of the Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025; and

the installation, repair, maintenance or replacement does not involve the excavation of any seabed that is not associated with the installation, repair, maintenance or replacement; and

the installation, repair, maintenance or replacement minimises any damage to the marine and coastal environment.

The following persons are specified—

a port manager responsible for the swing mooring;

a waterway manager responsible for the swing mooring;

Safe Transport Victoria.

It is a prescribed condition of a consent referred to in subregulation (1) that the person who has a prescribed consent under subregulation (1) must ensure that the position of the swing mooring in the waterway is clearly marked on the surface of the water as soon as practicable after the installation, repair, maintenance or replacement is completed.