Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

DARWIN PORT CORPORATION ACT - SECT 5

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears -

"approved" means approved by the Port Corporation;

"Board" means the Advisory Board established by section 27A;

"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 27D;

"dangerous goods" means goods listed as dangerous goods in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, published by the International Maritime Organization, London, in 1965 or that Code as amended to the date, if any, specified under subsection (2) by the Minister;

"employee" has the same meaning as it has in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act ;

"harbourmaster" means the employee appointed under section 25 to be the harbourmaster and includes an employee appointed under that section to act as harbourmaster, while he or she is so acting;

"land" includes land and buildings on land;

"licence" means a licence or permit granted under this Act or a renewal of a licence or permit;

"licensed pilot" has the same meaning as in the Marine Act ;

"master" has the same meaning as in the Marine Act ;

"member" means a member of the Board, and includes the Chairperson;

"oil" means crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil or lubricating oil and includes a mixture containing oil;

"owner", in relation to a vessel, includes an owner, part owner and charterer and an agent of any of them;

"place" includes -

(a) every structure and apparatus on, and everything and every vehicle resting on or moving over, land;

(b) everything resting on or lying under the bed or shores of waters within the Port; and

(c) everything afloat (other than a vessel) if it is anchored or attached to the bed or shore of waters within the Port;

"Port" means the area of water and land constituting the Port of Darwin comprised within the boundaries declared under section 43A;

"Port Corporation" means the Darwin Port Corporation established by section 6;

"port facilities" means land, buildings, machinery and equipment for -

(a) berthing, towing, mooring or docking or moving vessels on entering, using or leaving the Port;

(b) the loading or unloading of cargo, containers or goods;

(c) the embarking or disembarking of passengers;

(d) the lighterage, sorting, weighing, warehousing, storing or handling of goods or cargo; or

(e) recreational, tourist and commercial purposes;

"repealed Act" means the Acts repealed by section 3;

"undesirable substance" means -

(a) rubbish, gravel, earth, stone or wreck;

(b) flammable, corrosive or offensive substances (whether solid, liquid or gaseous) and includes dangerous goods;

(c) an article or thing or a substance (whether solid, liquid or gaseous) which is capable of constituting a hazard to navigation or of preventing or hindering the development of or proper use of the Port;

(d) oil; or

(e) any other noxious or hazardous substance;

"vessel" has the same meaning as in the Marine Act and includes a seaplane.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "dangerous goods" in subsection (1) the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , specify a date.