Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The chief
executive officer may exempt a vessel, or vessels included in a specified
class of vessel, from the application of any of the provisions of this Act or
regulations made under this Act to the extent that the chief executive officer
is satisfied that compliance with such provision or provisions is unreasonable
or impractical in relation to that vessel or those vessels.
(2) In exercising the
power conferred on him by subsection (1), the chief executive officer
shall have regard to the principles embodied in this Act and the regulations
made under this Act.
(3) Where under this
Act provision is made that a particular fitting, material, appliance, or
apparatus, or type thereof, shall be fitted or carried in a vessel, or that
any particular provision shall be made, the chief executive officer may allow
any other fitting, material, appliance, or apparatus, or type thereof, to be
fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made if the chief executive
officer is satisfied, by trial or otherwise, that such fitting, material,
appliance, or apparatus, or such provision is at least as effective as that
required under this Act.
(4) The chief
executive officer may grant an exemption or make an allowance under this
section subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
[Section 115A inserted by No. 35 of 1990
s. 15.]