Marine Safety Act 1998 No 121
Current version for 26 November 2012 to date (accessed 18 May 2013 at 18:20)
Part 8Division 2Section 101

101   Preservation of evidence

The owner or master of a vessel involved in a marine accident (or other person concerned in the accident) must take all reasonable measures to preserve any evidence relating to the marine accident (including nautical charts, log books and other documents) if he or she has reason to believe that the evidence may be required for an investigation into the marine accident.
Note. The Interpretation Act 1987 provides that documents include computer and other electronic records.
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