Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PORT AUTHORITIES REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 78

78 .         Disorderly conduct of persons in a port

        (1)         A person must not be drunk or behave in a disorderly manner in a port.

        Penalty: $2 000.

        (2)         An authorised member of staff of the port authority may prevent a person who appears to the member of staff to be drunk or behaving in a disorderly manner from entering a port or any area of a port.

        (3)         An authorised member of staff of the port authority —

            (a)         without limiting regulation 76(1), may direct a person who appears to the member of staff to be drunk or behaving in a disorderly manner to leave, or not to enter, a port; and

            (b)         if the person does not comply with the direction, may cause the person to be removed from the port.

        (4)         A person who does not comply with a direction under subregulation (3)(a) commits an offence.

        Penalty: $2 000.