This Regulation, consisting of nine sections completed by three Schedules, is under the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 and regulates harbours managed by port authority. The key objectives for the Transport Infrastructure (Ports) Regulation 2016 are to provide for: continuing consistency with the objectives of the Act; contemporary drafting, including accuracy in describing port limits and maritime boundaries; and the removal of unnecessary administrative provisions. It establishes the limits of the ports of Queensland with the extent of the area described in Schedule 2. Section 5 defines the port limits. The limits of the Port of Brisbane are drawn with reference to the extent of an area and the rules for defining the extent of that area. All areas of land above the high-water mark are excluded from the area defined where water would be, if it were at the high-water mark. The intent of the section is also to preserve the inclusion of Mud Island and other relavant mangrove areas within the port limits, as they are inundated at high tide. Section 5 creates a restriction for determining the extent of the area in Schedule 2. It intends that the extent of any waterway that might form part of the extent of the area when it is being described by the high-water mark, is excluded from the area. A straight line is drawn across the entrance of the waterway, as it would be at high-water, so that the area of its waters is excluded. Section 6 of the Regulation defines the limits for other particular ports. Schedule 1 lists ports managed by a port authority and the port authority responsible for managing that port. Schedule 2 deals with areas described for the purposes of defining port limits under section 5 or 6 (to be read in conjunction with: Section 5 and 6) in order to determine the full extent of the area that is the limit of each port. Schedule 3 is the dictionary with defined terms.
Australie · 2016-08-25