Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 26A

PART 3A HARBOUR MASTERS

Requirement to engage harbour master

26A. Requirement to engage harbour master



(1) The Port of Melbourne Corporation must ensure that a licensed harbour
master is at all times engaged for the port of Melbourne waters.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(2) The Victorian Regional Channels Authority must ensure that a licensed
harbour master is at all times engaged for the waters declared under section 5
of the Port Services Act 1995 to be the waters of the port of Geelong.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(3) The Victorian Regional Channels Authority must ensure that a licensed
harbour master is at all times engaged for the waters declared under section 5
of the Port Services Act 1995 to be the waters of the port of Portland.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(4) The Victorian Regional Channels Authority must ensure that a licensed
harbour master is at all times engaged for the waters declared under section 5
of the Port Services Act 1995 to be the waters of the port of Hastings.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.





(5) A local port manager must ensure that a licensed harbour master is at all
times engaged for any part of the waters under the control of that manager in
respect of which the Director has determined that a licensed harbour master is
required to be engaged.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(6) A waterway manager must ensure that a licensed harbour master is at all
times engaged for any part of the waters under the control of that manager in
respect of which the Director has determined that a licensed harbour master is
required to be engaged.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(7) It is a defence to a charge under this section for the person charged to
prove that he, she or it believed, after making reasonable enquiries, that the
person engaged as the harbour master was licensed under this Act to act as the
harbour master for the waters in respect of which he or she was engaged.