Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

PORT HEDLAND PORT AUTHORITY ACT 1970

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble
           Long Title

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Interpretation  

   PART II -- Establishment of port authority  

           Division 1 -- Constitution  

   5.      Port Hedland Port Authority  
   6.      Membership of Port Authority  
   7.      Period of office of member  
   9.      Deputy members  
   10.     Disclosure by members  
   11.     Removal from office  
   12.     Remuneration and allowances  
   13.     Leave of absence  
   14.     Resignation of member  
   15.     Meetings of the Port Authority  
   16.     Record proceedings  

           Division 2 -- Officers and other employees  

   17.     Appointment of officers and employees  
   18.     Certain officers to give security  

           Division 3 -- Vesting of property  

   19.     Property vested in Port Authority  
   20.     Disposal of land with Governor’s approval  
   21.     Exemption from local government rates  

           Division 4 -- Powers and duties of the Port Authority  

   22.     Control of Port and maintenance of property by Port Authority  
   23.     Construction of port works  
   26.     Power to acquire land compulsorily  
   27A.    Capital expenditure to be in financial interest of Port Authority  
   28.     Goods not to remain on wharf etc. longer than prescribed time  
   29.     Disputes between Port Authority and Government Departments to be settled by Minister  

   PART IV -- Damage  

   33.     Responsibility for injury to works  
   34.     Liability for damage to submarine cables  

   PART V -- Port dues and wharfage charges  

   36.     Port dues etc. fixed by regulations  
   37.     Power of Port Authority to levy port improvement rates  
   38.     Calculation of dues  
   39.     Measurement of tonnage in other cases  
   40.     In case of difference power to weigh or measure goods  

   PART VI -- Liability for dues  

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

   PART VII -- Finance  

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

   PART VIII -- Miscellaneous  

   70.     Offences of depositing ballast or rubbish  
   71.     Offence of damaging lights, buoys, beacons, etc  
   73.     Penalty for wilful damage to lights  
   74.     Other offences  
   75.     Offence of offering bribes to officers  
   76.     General penalty  
   77.     Averment as to Port  
   78.     Application of penalties  
   79.     Police officer to report breaches of the Act  
   80.     Power of Port Authority to give security  
   81.     Power of Governor to ratify irregularities etc.  

   PART IX -- Regulations  

   82.     Power of Port Authority to make regulations  
   83.     Penalties for breach of regulations  
   84.     Adoption of rules, codes, etc.  
           FIRST SCHEDULE
           SECOND SCHEDULE
           THIRD SCHEDULE
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