Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GERALDTON PORT AUTHORITY ACT 1968

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART II -- Establishment of Port Authority  

           Division 1 -- Constitution  

   6.      Geraldton Port Authority  
   7.      Membership of Port Authority  
   8.      Period of office of member  
   10.     Deputy members  
   12.     Suspension from office  
   13.     Remuneration and allowances of members  
   14.     Leave of absence  
   15.     Resignation of member  
   16.     Meetings of the Port Authority  
   17.     Records of proceedings  

           Division 2 - Officers and Servants  

   18.     Appointment of officers, etc.  
   19.     Certain officer to give security  

           Division 3 - Vesting of Property  

   20.     Property vested in Port Authority  
   21.     Power of Governor to define port  
   22.     Exemption from local government rates  

           Division 4 - Powers and Duties of the Port Authority  

   23.     Power of Port Authority to control port, etc.  
   24.     Port extensions  
   28.     Capital expenditure to be in financial interest of Port Authority  
   29.     Goods not to remain on wharf, etc. longer than prescribed time  
   30.     Disputes between Port Authority and Government Departments to be settled by Minister  

   PART IV -- Lights, buoys and signals  

   32.     Port lights, etc., not to be erected or removed without approval of Chief Executive Officer  
   33.     Power of Chief Executive Officer to erect and maintain port lights, etc.  

   PART V -- Damage  

   35.     Responsibility for injury to works and property  
   36.     Liability for damage to submarine cables  

   PART VI -- Port dues and wharfage charges  

   38.     Port dues  
   39.     Tonnage of vessels  
   40.     Measurement of tonnage in certain cases  
   41.     In case of difference, power to weigh or measure goods  

   PART VII -- Liability for dues  

   42.     Liability for dues payable by ship  
   43.     Liability for dues payable for goods  
   44.     Power of person other than master or owner of ship to retain certain moneys for payment of dues  
   45.     Recovery of dues  
   46.     Power of persons authorised to collect dues, to distrain  
   47.     Settlement of dispute concerning dues or charges occasioned by distress  
   48.     Penalty for evasion  
   49.     Power of Governor to revise port dues  

   PART VIII -- Finance  

   50.     Determination of value of property vested in Port Authority  
   51.     Value of subsequent works  
   51A.    Annual financial targets  
   51B.    Payment of dividend to the State  
   51C.    Information to be provided to Minister  
   52.     Funds of the Port Authority  
   53.     Power of Port Authority to borrow  
   54.     Power of Port Authority to borrow money on issue of debentures or inscribed stock  
   55.     Power to borrow to repay loan  
   56.     Moneys borrowed charged on revenues of Port Authority and guaranteed by the State  
   57.     Provisions of Second Schedule to apply to debentures and inscribed stock  
   58.     Debentures and inscribed stock authorised trustee investments  
   58A.    Validation  
   59.     Contribution of interest and sinking fund  
   60.     Interest on daily balance  
   61.     Financial self sufficiency  
   62.     Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985  
   65.     Reserve accounts  

   PART IX -- Miscellaneous  

   70.     Power of Governor to rectify irregularities  
   72.     Offences of depositing  
   73.     Offence of wilfully damaging port works  
   74.     Offence of damaging lights, buoys, beacons, etc.  
   76.     Penalty for wilful damage to lights  
   77.     Offence of offering bribes to officers  
   78.     Other offences  
   79.     General penalty  
   80.     Averment as to port  
   81.     Application of penalties  
   82.     Police officer to report breaches of the Act  
   83.     Power of Port Authority to give security  

   PART X -- Regulations  

   84.     Regulations  
           FIRST SCHEDULE
           SECOND SCHEDULE
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