Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 14

             (1)  The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette , designate a person as the port operator for a security regulated port.

             (2)  In designating a person as a port operator, the Secretary must take into account:

                     (a)  the ability of the person to undertake the functions of a port operator; and

                     (b)  the physical and operational features of the port; and

                     (c)  the views of the person, or persons, responsible for managing the operations of the port.