New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PORTS AND MARITIME ADMINISTRATION REGULATION 2007 - REG 18

18 Berthing charge-particulars to be furnished

(1) The owner of a vessel in respect of which berthing charges are payable must, within 24 hours of those charges first becoming payable due to the berthing of the vessel at a wharf, dolphin or buoy, furnish to the relevant port authority in triplicate the following particulars:

(a) the owner’s name and address,

(b) the name of the vessel,

(c) the wharf, dolphin or buoy at which the charges first became payable,

(d) the gross tonnage of the vessel,

(e) in the case of a fishing vessel, the length of the vessel,

(f) in the case of a ferry, the number of passengers the vessel is authorised by law to carry or, if that ferry is a vehicular ferry, a statement of that fact,

(g) the time and date of the berthing of the vessel at the wharf, dolphin or buoy.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) The owner of such a vessel must, within 24 hours after berthing charges have ceased to be payable in respect of that vessel, inform the relevant port authority in writing of that fact.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.