Regional Council has adopted the new Navigation Safety Bylaws

The updated Bay of Plenty Navigation Safety Bylaws were adopted at a council meeting on Thursday 12 September. The updated rules will come into effect after being signed off by Ministry of Transport, mid-2025.

These rules play a crucial role in minimising the risk of fatalities, injuries, accidents, and collisions on Bay of Plenty waters. We review the rules every five years.

Please click on the pages below to learn more about the key decisions. Alternatively, you can view a copy of the updated Navigation Safety Bylaws in the Documents section on the bottom right of this page, or by clicking here.

Regional Council will reach out to all submitters about the decisions in the coming weeks.

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Why bylaws are important

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council oversees maritime safety in the region under the Navigation Safety Bylaws required by the Maritime Transport Act (1994). The rules were established to help minimise the risk of fatalities, injuries, accidents and collisions in Bay of Plenty navigable waters.

We are reviewing the Maritime Navigation Safety Bylaws for the Bay of Plenty region with the goal of having an updated bylaws by mid-2024. The current bylaws have been in place since 2017 and we review them every five years. We are seeking feedback this summer to help guide changes to our bylaws.