Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

DAMPIER PORT AUTHORITY ACT 1985

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Establishment, composition and proceedings of Port Authority  

   4.      Dampier Port Authority  
   5.      Judicial notice of common seal  
   6.      Areas of Port  
   7.      Right of passage between land area and water area of Port  
   8.      Membership of Port Authority  
   9.      Term of office of appointed member  
   10.     Deputy members  
   11.     Disclosure by members  
   12.     Remuneration of Ministerial members, and relationship of Public Service Act 1978 and certain other Acts to members generally.  
   13.     Leave of absence  
   14.     Meetings of Port Authority  
   15.     Performance of functions of Port Authority unaffected by vacancies  

   PART III -- Staff of Port Authority  

   17.     Appointment and dismissal of officers and employees  
   18.     Special constables  
   19.     Officers and employees subject to direction and control of Port Authority  
   20.     Certain officers and employees to give security  

   PART IV -- Property of Port Authority  

   21.     Property of Port Authority  
   22.     Governor may vest or revest property of Port Authority in the Crown  
   23.     Sale or other disposal of Port land only with approval  
   27.     Power to acquire land compulsorily  
   28.     Exemption from rates, taxes and impositions  
   29.     Disputes between Port Authority and Crown  

   PART V -- Functions of Port Authority  

   30.     Principal functions of Port Authority  
   31.     Duties of Port Authority  
   32.     Duties in respect of environmental protection  
   33.     General powers of Port Authority  
   36.     Powers and duties of Port Authority in relation to port and other works  
   37.     Power of Port Authority to make contracts  
   38.     Port Authority may give security for customs purposes  
   39.     Pilotage services agreements  

   PART VII -- Damage  

   46.     Responsibility for damage to property or works of Port Authority  
   47.     Responsibility for damage to pipelines, etc.  

   PART VIII -- Port charges  

   48.     Port charges may be levied in accordance with regulations  
   49.     Liability to pay port charges in respect of vessels  
   50.     Liability to pay port charges in respect of goods  
   51.     Right of recovery of port charges by persons paying same from other liable to pay same  
   52.     Ascertainment of tonnage of vessels  
   53.     Weighing or measuring goods in case of difference  
   54.     Recovery of port charges by Port Authority  
   55.     Collectors of port charges  
   56.     Power to distrain certain property for recovery of port charges  
   57.     Settlement by Local Court of difference over amount of port charges distrained for or expenses of recovery thereof  
   58.     Evasion of payment of port charges penalized  
   59.     Power of Governor to revise port charges  

   PART IX -- Finance  

   60.     Inventory of property of Port Authority and valuation thereof  
   61.     Funds of the Port Authority  
   63.     Temporary investment of moneys in Account  
   64.     Power of Port Authority to borrow moneys from Treasurer or bank or other financial institution  
   65.     Power of Port Authority to borrow moneys on debentures or inscribed stock  
   66.     General provisions applying to debentures and inscribed stock  
   67.     Contributions towards capital cost of improved or expanded or additional facilities by users thereof.  
   68.     Moneys borrowed charged on revenues of Port authority and guaranteed by State  
   69.     Payment of guarantee moneys  
   70.     Debentures and inscribed stock are authorized investments  
   71.     Sinking funds  
   72.     Interest and sinking fund contributions  
   73.     Interest on daily balance of moneys provided out of Consolidated Revenue Fund  
   74.     Power of Port Authority to borrow moneys to repay loans  
   75.     Application of profit  
   76.     Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985  

   PART XI -- Offences  

   87.     Depositing ballast, rubbish, etc.  
   88.     Interference with marine navigational aids  
   90.     Damaging lights  
   91.     Wilful destruction of or damage to works  
   92.     Offering bribes  
   93.     Miscellaneous offences  
   94.     General penalty  
   95.     Averment in respect of Port  
   96.     Application of penalties  
   97.     Police officers to report breaches of Act  
   98.     Infringement notices  

   PART XII -- General  

   99.     Port Authority may make regulations  
   100.    Governor may ratify irregularities  
   101.    Section 10 of Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 amended  

   PART XIII -- Savings and transitional  

   103.    Existing regulations saved  
           SCHEDULE I  
           SCHEDULE II  
           SCHEDULE III  
           Compilation table
           
[Assented to 20 May 1985]