Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 26B

Authorisation to act as a harbour master

26B. Authorisation to act as a harbour master



(1) The Port of Melbourne Corporation may, having first-

   (a)  consulted the harbour master engaged for the port of Melbourne waters;
        and

   (b)  obtained the approval in writing of the Director-

authorise, in writing, a person to act as an assistant harbour master for the
port of Melbourne waters.





(2) The person or body who has engaged a harbour master for the waters that
have been declared under section 5 of the Port Services Act 1995 to be part of
the-

   (a)  port of Geelong; or

   (b)  port of Portland; or

   (c)  port of Hastings-

may, having first-

   (d)  consulted the harbour master engaged by that body; and

   (e)  obtained the approval in writing of the Director-

authorise, in writing, a person to act as an assistant harbour master for the
waters that have been so declared to be part of the port.

(3) A local port manager may authorise, in writing, a person to act as an
assistant harbour master for any waters under the control of the manager in
respect of which the manager has engaged a harbour master, if the manager has
first-

   (a)  consulted the harbour master so engaged; and

   (b)  obtained the approval in writing of the Director.

(4) A waterway manager may authorise, in writing, a person to act as an
assistant harbour master for any waters under the control of the manager in
respect of which the manager has engaged a harbour master, if the manager has
first-

   (a)  consulted the harbour master so engaged; and

   (b)  obtained the approval in writing of the Director.

(5) An authorisation under this section may be general or may be limited to
the exercise of the functions and powers that are specified in the
authorisation.

(6) A person authorised to act as a harbour master under this section has all
the functions and may exercise all the powers that are specified in his or her
instrument of authorisation and, when carrying out any such function or
exercising any such power, the person acts as the harbour master.

(7) The authorisation of a person under this section to carry out a function
or exercise a power does not prevent the harbour master from carrying out that
function or exercising that power.