Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PORT AUTHORITIES REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 11

11 .         Port charges payable before vessel leaves port

        (1)         All port charges payable to a port authority in respect of a vessel are to be paid before the vessel leaves the port, unless the port authority has entered into or been given a written agreement or written guarantee with or by the master or an agent of the vessel that provides for the payment of the unpaid port charges within a period specified by the port authority.

        (2)         If port charges payable to a port authority in respect of a vessel have not been paid, the port authority may cause the vessel to be detained at the port until —

            (a)         the charges are paid; or

            (b)         a written agreement or written guarantee referred to in subregulation (1) has been entered into or given by the master or an agent of the vessel.