Waterway managers' portal

Make a permanent waterway rule or change

To propose or amend a permanent waterway rule, the waterway manager must first complete the Notice of intention to request a waterway rule (Form WM1) DOCX, 72.1 KB.

Following acknowledgement from Maritime Safety Victoria, the waterway manager will need to:

1. Publish notice of the proposal to request the making of the rule
2. Conduct a minimum of 4 weeks public consultation, inviting comments from the public
3. Consider every submission and provide a list and summary of submissions received during consultation
4. Complete the Request to make a waterway rule (Form WM2) DOCX, 77.1 KB
5. Submit the completed form

The waterway manager will need to explain:

1. How the rule will minimise risks
2. Any alternative ways to address the matter
3. The expected benefits and costs of the proposed rule.

Submit forms to TSV

Email: waterways@transportsafety.vic.gov.au

Make an emergency or urgent waterway rule

Requests for emergency or urgent waterway rules should be made to the Waterway Safety team: waterways@transportsafety.vic.gov.au

Request a boating activity exemption or works exclusion

Waterway managers, port management bodies and local port managers prepare and publish their own boating activity exemption declarations in newspapers, and boating activity exclusion zone and works notices in the Victoria Government Gazette.

Before publishing, a draft declaration and/or notice must be provided to us for review. This must accompany one of the following application notice forms:

• Notification of boating activity exemptions and exclusions zones (Form WM4) DOCX, 72.6 KB
• Notification of works notice (Form WM6) DOCX, 72.5 KB

We will direct the waterway manager to publish or not publish the declaration or notice.