Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PORT AUTHORITIES REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 33

33 .         Port authority may recover expenses if vessel is not ready for pilot at notified time

        (1)         If —

            (a)         a port authority provides a pilot in response to notification given under regulation 32; and

            (b)         the vessel concerned is not ready to be moved by the pilot within 30 minutes after the time notified,

                the person who gave the notification is liable for any expenses reasonably incurred by the port authority in providing the pilot.

        (2)         The port authority may recover those expenses in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the port authority.