PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - As at 23 September 2020 - Act 13 of 1995
- As at 23 September 2020
- Act 13 of 1995
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Name of Act
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Meaning of "vessel"
- 5 Dissolution of MSB and its subsidiaries
Division 1 - Establishment of Port Corporations as statutory State owned corporations
Division 5 - Miscellaneous
18. (Repealed)
- 19 Restriction on sale or disposal of transferred land
- 20 Foundation charter of Port Corporation for purposes of SOC Act
- 21 Consultation with Minister on appointment of directors of Port Corporation and on statement of corporate intent
- 21A Payment of penalties to Port Corporations
- 22 Interpretation of this Part
PART 3 - MARINE SAFETY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF MINISTER
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Regulation of activities--port operator directions
Division 3 - Information gathering by port operators
- 40E Power to require information to be provided
- 40F Use and disclosure of information collected
- 40G Compliance with information direction
PART 4 - FUNCTIONS ETC OF ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES
Division 1 - (Repealed)
None
Division 2 - Functions of Authority
Division 3 - Financial and other provisions relating to Authority
PART 4A - SAFETY DIRECTIONS
- 43E Directions to maintain or improve safety and security
- 43F How safety directions are given
- 43G Enforcement of safety directions
44-46. (Repealed)
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Navigation service charges
- 49 Application of Division
- 50 Imposition of navigation service charge
- 51 Fixing of navigation service charges
Division 3 - Pilotage charges
Division 4 - Port cargo access charges
- 55 Application of Division
- 56 Port cargo access charge
- 57 Fixing of port cargo access charges
Division 5 - Site occupation charges and wharfage charges
- 58 Application of Division
- 59 Meaning of "site"
- 60 Site occupation charge
- 61 Wharfage charge
- 62 Fixing of charges under this Division
- 63 Replacement of statutory charges with contractual charges
Division 6 - Berthing charges
- 64 Application of Division
- 65 Berthing charge
- 66 Fixing of berthing charges
Division 6A - Port infrastructure charges
- 66A Application of Division
- 66B Port infrastructure charges
- 66C Fixing of port infrastructure charges
Division 7 - Agreements in respect of charges
- 67 Agreements in respect of charges
Division 8 - Miscellaneous
- 68 Payment and collection of charges
- 69 Payment of charges to Minister to be credited to Consolidated Fund
- 70 Interest on overdue payments
- 71 Security for payment of charges
- 72 Failure to comply with relevant port authority's requirements
- 73 Liability of current owners and agents
- 74 Waiver or refund of charges
- 75 Part does not apply to Australian Defence Force vessels
- 76 Regulations
PART 6 - PRICE MONITORING SCHEME
Note
- 77 Scheme objective
- 78 Ports to which Part applies
- 79 Publication of charges
- 80 Notice of increase in service charges
- 81 Annual reporting of charges to the Minister
- 82 Power of Minister to require information
- 83 Confidential information
- 84 Reports and statements by Minister
- 85 Part extends to port corporation as appropriate public agency
PART 6A - MANAGEMENT OF WHARVES, MOORINGS, PORT FACILITIES AND WORKS
- 85A Access to wharves
- 85B Use of moorings by vessels
- 85C Use of port facilities by vessels
- 85D Investigation of port facilities
- 85E Removal of unauthorised works
- 85F Proof of certain matters not required
- 85G Regulations under this Part
- 85H Administrative reviews by NCAT
PARTS 7, 7A - (Repealed)
None
PART 8 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- 100 Penalty notices
- 101 Offences
- 102 Time within which proceedings may be commenced
- 103 Persons who may bring proceedings
- 104 Offences by corporations
PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 105 Port boundaries
- 105A Erosion or siltation in certain ports
- 105B Liability of owners and masters of vessels for damage to certain property
- 105C Obstructions and encroachments in waters
- 106 Act binds Crown
107. (Repealed)
- 108 Service of documents
- 109 Recovery or waiver of money due
- 110 Regulations
111, 112. (Repealed)
- 113 Savings, transitional and other provisions
- 114 Review of Act