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PORT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 2--PROVISIONS RELATING TO PORT CORPORATIONS

  • 16 Port of Melbourne Corporation—transitional powers under leases  
  • 17E Port operations  
  • 23 Accountability for damage  
  • 24 Liability of certain persons  

PART 2A--LOCAL PORTS

PART 2B--PORT LICENCE FEE

PART 3--REGULATION OF PORT SERVICES

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 45 Definitions  
  • 46 Construction of Part  
  • 47 Application of Part  
  • 48 Objectives of this Part  
  • 48A Commission must have regard to objectives of this Part  
  • 49 Price regulation  

Division 2--Port of Melbourne Pricing Order

  • 49A Pricing Order  
  • 49B General powers in relation to a Pricing Order  
  • 49C Pricing Order must be published in the Government Gazette  
  • 49D When Pricing Order takes effect  
  • 49E Limitation on amending or revoking a Pricing Order  
  • 49F Circumstances in which a Pricing Order may be amended  
  • 49G Circumstances in which a Pricing Order may be wholly revoked  
  • 49H Protected provisions cannot be revoked or amended etc.  

Division 2A--Monitoring compliance with Pricing Order

  • 49I Conduct of reviews into compliance with Pricing Order  
  • 49J Draft report to be provided to provider of prescribed services  
  • 49K Giving of show cause notice to non-compliant provider of prescribed services  
  • 49L Re-regulation recommendation  
  • 49M Undertakings  
  • 49N Enforcement of undertakings  

Division 2B--Transitional enforcement regime for port of Melbourne operator

  • 49O Application of Division  
  • 49P Enforcement of Pricing Order during Pricing Order transition period  

Division 2C--Complaints in relation toprovision of prescribed services

  • 49Q Person provided prescribed services may complain to ESC in relation to the provision of such services  

Division 2D--Competitive neutrality pricing

  • 49R Definitions  
  • 49S Meaning of accrual building block methodology  
  • 49T Meaning of State sponsored port  
  • 49U Application  
  • 49V State sponsored port operator must provide services at not less than competitively neutral prices  
  • 49W State sponsored port operator must publish relevant service prices  
  • 49X State sponsored port operator must keep records of relevant service prices  
  • 49Y Commission may be requested to inquire into relevant service prices  
  • 49Z Commission may conduct inquiry into relevant service prices  
  • 49ZA Commission may determine minimum competitively neutral price for relevant service  
  • 49ZB Enforcement of Commission determinations  
  • 49ZC Competitively neutral pricing principles Order  
  • 49ZD General powers in relation to competitively neutral pricing principles Order  
  • 49ZE When a competitively neutral pricing principles Order takes effect  
  • 49ZF Limitation on amending or revoking a competitively neutral pricing principles Order  
  • 49ZG Circumstances in which a competitively neutral pricing principles Order may be amended  
  • 49ZH Circumstances in which a competitively neutral pricing principles Order may be wholly revoked  

Division 3--General economic regulation powers

  • 53 Conduct of inquiries  
  • 54 General power to make determinations  

Division 3A--Service quality monitoring

  • 54A ESC Minister may direct Commission in relation to exercise of powers relating to standards and conditions of service and supply  
  • 55 Standards and conditions of service and supply  

Division 3B--Information requirements and information disclosure restrictions

  • 56 Financial and business records  
  • 57 Restriction on disclosure of confidential information  

Division 5--Port licences

Division 6--Other matters

  • 63M Revocation of ESC Price Monitoring Determination when Pricing Order takes effect  

PART 4--RESERVATION OF LAND

Division 1--Reservation of land for the purposes of the port of Melbourne

  • 64 Power to reserve unalienated Crown land for the purposes of the port of Melbourne  
  • 65 Station Pier land deemed to be reserved land  
  • 66 Powers of Ports Victoria in relation to reserved Crown land  

Division 4--General

  • 72 Registrar of Titles to amend records  
  • 73 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes  

PART 4A--REGULATION OF PROVISION OF TOWAGE SERVICES

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 73A Definitions  

Division 2--Towage service determination

  • 73B Towage service determination  
  • 73C Process for making towage service determination  
  • 73D Entitlement to make submissions  

Division 3--Licence required to provide towage service

  • 73E What a towage service licence authorises  
  • 73F Offence to provide towage service without licence  

Division 4--Licensing process

  • 73G Application  
  • 73H Determination of application  
  • 73I Conditions of towage service licence  
  • 73J Compliance with licence conditions  
  • 73K Period a towage service licence is in effect  

Division 5--Renewal of towage service licence

  • 73L Application  
  • 73M Determination of application  
  • 73N Towage service licence may be renewed more than once  

Division 6--Amendment of licence conditions

Division 7--Surrender of towage service licence

  • 73P Surrender  

Division 8--Disciplinary action

  • 73Q When Ports Victoria may take disciplinary action against a licence holder  
  • 73R Disciplinary actions that may be taken in relation to towage service licence  
  • 73S Procedure for taking disciplinary action—show cause notice  
  • 73T Ports Victoria may extend time for making submissions in relation to show cause notices  
  • 73U Decision on taking disciplinary action  
  • 73V Effect of suspension of towage service licence  

Division 9--Internal and VCAT review of decisions

Division 10--Miscellaneous

  • 73ZB Register of holders of towage service licences  

PART 4B--LICENSING OF THE PROVISION OF PILOTAGE SERVICES IN PILOT REQUIRED WATERS

Division 1--Preliminary

Division 2--Licence required to provide pilotage services

Division 3--Licensing process

Division 4--Pilotage services standards

Division 5--Internal and VCAT review of decisions

Division 6--Miscellaneous

PART 5--PORT FEES

PART 5A--POWERS TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO AREAS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 83 Definitions  

Division 2--Declaration of areas

  • 84 Making a declaration of restricted access area  
  • 85 Effect of declaration  
  • 86 Provisions as to restricted access area declarations  
  • 87 Amendment or revocation of declaration  
  • 88 Publication of declaration  
  • 88A Operation of declaration where inconsistent with other powers  

Division 3--Offences and other enforcement powers in relation to areas

  • 88B Offence to enter restricted access area  
  • 88C Interference with activities  
  • 88D Offence not to give certain information to police when asked to do so  
  • 88E Warning to leave area  
  • 88F Powers to move vessels from areas  
  • 88G Certificates of authorisation  
  • 88H Certificate as evidence of area  

PART 5B--POWERS AS TO CERTAIN HAZARDOUS OR POLLUTING ACTIVITIES OR THINGS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 88I Definitions  

Division 2--Pollution abatement

Division 3--Hazardous port activities

Division 4--Abandoned or unclaimed goods or things

  • 88AP Definitions  
  • 88P Offence to leave things in port waters or on port land  
  • 88Q Removal of things  
  • 88R Powers when moving things  
  • 88S Requirement to make enquiries as to owner of thing  
  • 88T Disposal of thing  
  • 88U Recovery of costs  
  • 88V Payment of compensation  
  • 88W Proceeds of disposal where owner not located  

PART 5C--REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES IN THE PORT OF MELBOURNE

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 88X Definitions  

Division 2--Port operator directions

  • 88Y Directions to maintain or improve safety and security  
  • 88Z How port operator directions are given  
  • 88ZA Enforcement of port operator directions  
  • 88ZB Recovery of costs  
  • 88ZC Advance notice of proposed work  
  • 88ZD Power of entry  
  • 88ZE Functions and powers may be performed or exercised by authorised officers  
  • 88ZF Obstruction of authorised officer  
  • 88ZG Monitoring of port operator directions  
  • 88ZH Publication of reports about port operator directions  

Division 3--Information gathering by port of Melbourne operator

  • 88ZI Power to require information to be provided  
  • 88ZJ Use and disclosure of information collected  
  • 88ZK Compliance with information direction  

Division 4--Authorised officers

  • 88ZL Appointment  
  • 88ZM Identity cards  
  • 88ZN Return of identity cards  
  • 88ZO Production of identity card  

PART 6--HARBOUR MASTERS

Division 1--Offences and liability

  • 89 Offence to fail to comply with direction, or obstruct, harbour master  
  • 91 Protection from liability  

Division 2--Ports Victoria may request conditions on harbour master licences

PART 6A--PORT MANAGEMENT PLANS

PART 6B--PORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

  • 91J Definitions  
  • 91JA Minister may declare entity to be relevant port authority  
  • 91K Port Development Strategy  
  • 91L Consultation requirements  
  • 91M Guidelines  
  • 91N Ministerial directions  

PART 6C--PORT OF MELBOURNE RAIL ACCESS STRATEGY

  • 91O Definitions  
  • 91P Meaning of port rail shuttle  
  • 91Q Rail Access Strategy  
  • 91R Rail infrastructure project options in Rail Access Strategy are major infrastructure projects for the purposes of the Infrastructure Victoria Act 2015  
  • 91S Consultation  
  • 91T Guidelines  
  • 91U Ministerial directions if port of Melbourne operator fails to prepare and submit a Rail Access Strategy  
  • 91V Ministerial directions if Rail Access Strategy is non‑compliant  

PART 7--GENERAL

  • 92 Port corporation may act under certain agreements and instruments  
  • 93 Amendment of planning schemes  
  • 94 Liability of officers of bodies corporate  
  • 95 Service of documents on port corporation  
  • 96 Treasurer may give guarantee  
  • 97 Power to prosecute  
  • 98 Regulations  

PART 8--TRANSFER OF PROPERTY BY PORT AUTHORITIES TO CERTAIN PORT CORPORATIONS

Division 1--Preliminary

  • 99 Definitions  

Division 2--Transfer by operation of Act

Division 3--Transfer by allocation

  • 101 Treasurer may direct transfer of property  
  • 102 Property transferred in accordance with direction  
  • 103 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
  • 104 Payments in respect of financial obligations  

Division 4--General

Division 5--Rights as between transferees

  • 115 Interim arrangements  
  • 116 Easements  

PART 9--STAFF OF PORT AUTHORITIES

  • 117 Definitions  
  • 118 Rights of port authority staff  
  • 119 Superannuation—continuing membership  
  • 120 Superannuation—transfer to Local Authorities Superannuation Fund—designated port employees  
  • 121 Superannuation—change of employment—designated port employees  
  • 122 Superannuation—contributions—designated port employees  
  • 123 Superannuation—private sector employment—regional port employees  
  • 124 Taxes  
  • 125 Appropriation  

PART 11--ABOLITION OF PORT AUTHORITIES

  • 153 Definitions  
  • 154 Transfer of property to SEC and abolition of port authorities  
  • 155 Substitution of party to agreement  
  • 156 Port authority instruments  
  • 157 Proceedings  
  • 158 Interests in land  
  • 159 Amendment of Register  
  • 160 Taxes  
  • 161 Evidence  

PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--ESTABLISHMENT OF PORT OF MELBOURNE CORPORATION

  • 162 Definitions  
  • 163 Transfer of property etc. from MPC to the new corporation  
  • 164 Staff to be transferred from the old corporation to the new corporation  

PART 13--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--TRANSFER OF CERTAIN VCA FUNCTIONS ETC.

Division 1--Definitions

  • 165 Definitions  

Division 2--Allocation of property etc.

  • 166 Treasurer may direct transfer of property etc.  
  • 167 Property transferred to the new corporation  
  • 168 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
  • 169 Substitution of party to agreement  
  • 170 VCA instruments  
  • 171 Taxes  
  • 172 Validity of things done under this Part  
  • 173 Payments in respect of financial obligations of VCA  

Division 3--Staff and other matters

  • 174 List of staff to be transferred from VCA to the new corporation  
  • 175 Terms of employment of staff transferred from VCA to the new corporation  
  • 176 Price determination  
  • 176A Saving of port of Melbourne waters  

PART 14--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--ESTABLISHMENT OF PORT OF HASTINGS CORPORATION

  • 177 Definitions  
  • 178 Transfer of property etc. from HPHC to the new corporation  
  • 179 Staff to be transferred from the old corporation to the new corporation  

PART 15--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--ESTABLISHMENT OF VICTORIAN REGIONAL CHANNELS AUTHORITY

  • 180 Definitions  
  • 181 Transfer of property etc. from VCA to the new corporation  
  • 182 Staff to be transferred from the old corporation to the new corporation  

PART 16--OTHER SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONALS

PART 17--STATION PIER--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL

PART 18--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS--TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PORT REFORMS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2022

  • 188 Registered pilotage services providers taken to be issued pilotage services licence  
  • 189 Regulations dealing with transitional matters  

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