This Act, consisting of 114 sections divided into nine Parts and completed by five Schedules, provides for the establishment of Port Corporations as statutory State owned corporations to establish, manage and operate port facilities and services in its ports, to exercise port safety functions and to facilitate and coordinate improvement in the efficiency of the port-related supply chain. The Minister shall be responsible for marine safety, including: the safe operation of recreational and commercial vessels; the safety of navigation in ports and other navigable waters; and the protection of the environment in connection with the use of vessels in State waters. The Act further provides for: regulation of activities in private ports; functions of the Roads and Maritime Services; port charges; establishment of the price monitoring scheme; legal proceedings; etc.
澳大利亚 · 1995-06-15