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PORT AUTHORITIES ACT 1999

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

  • 1 Short title
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  • 2 Commencement
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  • 3 Terms used
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  • 3A Relationship to GTE Act

PART 2 -- Port authorities: establishment and administration

Division 1 -- Establishment of port authorities  

  • 4 Port authorities, establishment, nature and trading names of
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  • 5 Port authorities not to be regarded as agents of Crown for purposes of State laws
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  • 6 Port authorities and officers not part of public sector

Division 2 -- Community consultation committees  

  • 14A Community consultation committees

Division 3 -- Staff  

  • 16 Staff
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  • 17 Minimum standards for staff management
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  • 18 Reports to Public Sector Commissioner as to s. 17 standards
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  • 19 Superannuation

Division 4 -- Conduct and integrity of staff  

  • 21 Codes of conduct
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  • 22 Reports to Public Sector Commissioner as to s. 21 codes
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  • 23 Reports to Minister as to s. 21 codes

PART 3 -- Port areas and property of port authorities  

  • 24 Port areas defined
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  • 25 Port authority, property vested in
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  • 26 Port property may be taken back by Crown
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  • 27 Power to sell land, restrictions on
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  • 27A Land, creating interests in
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  • 28 Vested land, creating and dealing with interests in
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  • 29A Operation of Planning and Development Act 2005 section 136 modified
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  • 29 Disputes between port authority and Crown

PART 4 -- Functions and powers  

  • 30 Functions
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  • 31 Relationship to Environmental Protection Act 1986
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  • 32 Port authority has control of port
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  • 35 Powers generally
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  • 36 Port facilities and services, extended powers as to
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  • 37 Fees and charges, power to levy
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  • 38 Planning laws, application of to port authorities
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  • 44 Delegation by port authority
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  • 92 Annual financial targets, Minister may set

PART 7 -- Navigation and port matters

Division 1 -- Navigational aids  

  • 93 Port authority may provide etc. navigational aids etc.
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  • 94 Interference with navigational aids, offence

Division 2 -- Pilotage  

  • 95 Terms used in, and application of, this Division
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  • 96 Port authority to approve pilots and ensure pilotage services are provided
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  • 97 Pilotage compulsory in ports
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  • 98 Pilot under authority of master
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  • 99 Liability of owner or master of piloted vessel
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  • 100 Immunity from liability for negligent provision of pilotage services

Division 3 -- Harbour masters  

  • 101 Port includes other declared areas
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  • 102 Appointment of harbour master and deputy harbour master etc.
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  • 103 Functions of harbour master
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  • 104 Directions to masters etc.
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  • 105 Directions as to dangerous things
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  • 106 Limit on power to order removal of vessels or dangerous things
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  • 107 Ownerless vessels and dangerous things, removal of
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  • 108 Not obeying s. 104 or 106 direction, offence
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  • 109 Powers if direction not obeyed
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  • 110 Recovering port authority’s s. 107 costs
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  • 111 Immunity from liability for acts under this Division
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  • 112 Hindering harbour master etc., offence

Division 4 -- Damage in a port caused by vessels etc.  

  • 113 Responsibility for damage to port facilities or property

Division 5 -- Port safety  

  • 114 Marine safety plan, port authority to have

Division 6 -- Powers of police officers and others  

  • 114A Police officers and others may enter vessels and conduct examinations and enquiries

Division 7 -- Protection from liability  

  • 114B Immunity from liability for damage to vessels
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  • 114C Immunity from liability for damaged goods
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  • 114D Immunity from liability for delay in delivery of goods
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  • 114EA Immunity from liability for acts or omissions of port users
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  • 114E Immunity from liability for certain events and actions

PART 8 -- Port charges  

  • 115 Term used: port charges; application of this Part
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  • 116 Liability to pay port charges in respect of vessels
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  • 117 Liability to pay port charges in respect of goods
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  • 118 Recovery of port charges by port authority
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  • 119 Collectors of port charges

PART 9 -- Proceedings for offences

Division 1 -- General  

  • 120 Who can commence prosecutions
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  • 121 Time limit for prosecutions
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  • 122 Averment as to place of offence

Division 2 -- Infringement notices  

  • 123 Terms used
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  • 124 Giving of notice
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  • 125 Content of notice
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  • 126 Extending time for paying modified penalty
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  • 127 Withdrawing notice
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  • 128 Benefit of paying modified penalty
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  • 129 Application of penalties collected
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  • 130 Authorised persons, appointment of

PART 10 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 131 Hindering, offence
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  • 132 Individual port authorities, provisions for (Sch. 6)
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  • 133 Laying documents before Parliament not sitting
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  • 136 Overdue amounts, interest on
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  • 137 Recovery of expenses due to offence
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  • 138 Government Agreements Act 1979 not affected
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  • 139A Transitional provisions

PART 11 -- Regulations  

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