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PART 1—PRELIMINARY MATTERS 1
100. Objective 1
101. Authorising provision 1
102. Commencement 1
103. Definitions 2
104. Exemptions from the operation of the Regulations 4
105. Crown Land (Reserves) Regulations to prevail 5
106. Section 15 notices to prevail 6
107. Regulations under section 105 to prevail 6
108. Harbour master's directions prevail 6
PART 2—POWERS OF PORT MANAGERS 7
Division 1—Areas set aside 7
200. Port manager may set aside areas for certain purposes 7
201. Port manager may set aside areas where certain activities are
prohibited 8
202. Offence to engage in prohibited activities 9
203. Port manager may set aside areas where entry or access is
prohibited 10
204. Offence to enter area set aside where entry prohibited 11
205. Port manager may set aside berthing and mooring areas 11
206. Vessel not to be moored in prohibited mooring area 13
207. Vessel not to be berthed in prohibited berthing area 13
208. Vessel not to be moored in regulated mooring area 13
209. Vessel not to be berthed in regulated berthing area 13
210. Time limit on vessel moored in restricted mooring area 14
211. Time limit on vessel berthed in restricted berthing area 14
Division 2—Authorities 15
212. Port manager may authorise certain activities 15
213. Purpose of authority not to be inconsistent with purpose for
which land is reserved 17
214. Port manager may cancel, vary, or vary conditions of, authority 17
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215. Immediate suspension of authority 18
216. Holder of authority must comply with conditions 19
217. Authority to be in possession of holder 19
218. Person to produce authority for inspection on request 20
Division 3—Identification of officers 20
219. Issue of identity cards 20
PART 3—MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL PORTS 22
Division 1—Vessel management 22
300. Offence to install mooring 22
301. Time limit on berthing or mooring in unrestricted berthing or
mooring area 22
302. Vessel to be securely moored etc. 22
303. Port manager or officer may give directions about anchoring 23
304. Vessels not to lie alongside in regulated berthing area or
restricted berthing area 24
305. Free access to and from berthed vessel 24
306. Berthing at private jetties in a local port 24
307. Deck openings on trading vessels and fishing vessels to be
closed 25
308. Gangways 25
309. Use of propellers 26
310. Repairs, maintenance etc to vessels 26
311. Offence to leave vessel unattended by person authorised to
act as master 27
312. Identification of vessel 27
313. Firearms on vessels 28
314. Explosives, fireworks 29
315. Use of whistles, sirens or bells on vessel 29
316. Reporting of accident involving vessel 29
Division 2—Cargo and wharf management 30
317. Details of cargo to be provided to port manager 30
318. Cargo not to be unloaded until port manager notified 31
319. Cargo intended for other ports 31
320. Unloading and loading of cargo 32
321. Details of inward cargo to be provided to port manager 33
322. Cargo not to be loaded until port manager notified 33
323. Recovery of fallen cargo 33
324. Direction to remove vessel, goods or other things 34
325. Removal of abandoned vessel, goods or things 36
326. Cleaning of wharf and slipway 36
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PART 4—VEHICLE MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL PORTS 38
400. Vehicles 38
PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS 39
Division 1—Works 39
500. Works not to be undertaken 39
Division 2—Recreational activities 39
501. Camping 39
502. Swimming, diving, snorkelling 40
503. Cleaning of fish 40
504. Repair of fishing equipment 41
505. Fishing lines to be retrieved when vessel approaching wharf 41
506. Placement of course markers 41
Division 3—Commercial activities 42
507. Commercial activities 42
Division 4—Animals in local port 42
508. Animals 42
509. Disturbance of wildlife 43
Division 5—General 44
510. Offence to cut, break or interfere with vessel moorings 44
511. Offence to trespass on vessel 44
512. Explosives, fireworks 45
513. Offence to operate fixed fuelling installation 45
514. Offence to leave oily waste 46
515. Offence to leave fishing equipment 46
516. Offence to remove lifesaving equipment 46
517. Offence to deface, damage, interfere with, or remove, lights,
signs, structures etc. 47
518. Obstruction to, or interference with, roads, gates, access
areas etc. 47
519. Certain gates to be kept closed 48
520. Hindrance or danger to navigation 48
521. Reporting of accident or incident not involving vessel 48
522. Fires not permitted 48
523. Use of certain equipment and combustible material 49
524. Use of grappling etc. 50
525. Removal of sand, stone etc. 50
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Division 6—Powers of port manager, officers of port manager and
police 50
526. Officer of port manager may prohibit entry to certain areas in
local port 50
527. Offence to enter or remain in area in contravention of signs 52
528. Offence to use area for prohibited activity 52
529. Port manager, officer or police may give directions to person
causing interference etc. 53
530. Port manager, officer or police may give directions for safety
or management reasons 53
531. Port manager, officer or police may direct vessel to be moved 54
532. Port manager, officer or police may direct vehicle to be moved 55
533. Port manager, officer or police may direct person to leave 56
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
S.R. No. 81/2004
Port Services Act 1995
Port Services (Local Ports) Regulations 2004
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 29 June 2004
Responsible Minister:
PETER BATCHELOR
Minister for Transport
DIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
PART 1—PRELIMINARY MATTERS
100. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to provide
for the effective management of local ports within
the meaning of the Port Services Act 1995.
101. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 98 of
the Port Services Act 1995.
102. Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 July
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103. Definitions
In these Regulations—
"Act" means the Port Services Act 1995;
"agent" means the person specified in a vessel's
manifest as the person who is to be
responsible for cargo from the time it is
landed to the time it is delivered to its
intended destination;
"camp" includes—
(a) to erect, occupy or use a tent or any
similar form of accommodation; and
(b) to erect, park, occupy or use a caravan,
camper van or other movable form of
accommodation or temporary structure;
(c) to occupy or use a swag or other kind
of bedding;
"dangerous goods" has the same meaning as in
the Dangerous Goods Act 1985;
"explosives" has the same meaning as in the
Dangerous Goods Act 1985;
"fishing vessel" has the same meaning as in the
Marine Act 1988;
"fixed fuelling installation" means an area set
aside under regulation 200 where the fuelling
of vessels is permitted;
"life-saving aid" includes any life-saving
equipment, life-hook, drag, grapnel,
lifebuoy, warning sign, barrier, fire
extinguisher, hose or similar equipment;
"master" has the same meaning as in the Marine
Act 1988;
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"oily waste" means—
(a) undiluted oil; or
(b) water from a vessel that is
contaminated by oil—
including residue from fuel oils, lubricating
oils and oily bilge water;
"prohibited berthing area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(d) as an area
where vessels are prohibited from being
berthed;
"prohibited mooring area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(d) as an area
where vessels are prohibited from being
moored;
"regulated berthing area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(a) as an area
where vessels may only be berthed by people
authorised to do so;
"regulated mooring area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(a) as an area
where vessels may only be moored by people
authorised to do so;
"restricted berthing area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(b) or (c) as an
area where vessels may only be berthed at
certain times or for certain periods;
"restricted mooring area" means an area set
aside under regulation 205(1)(b) or (c) as an
area where vessels may only be moored at
certain times or for certain periods;
"trading vessel" has the same meaning as in the
Marine Act 1988;
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"unrestricted berthing or mooring area" means
an area in a local port that is not—
(a) a prohibited berthing area; or
(b) a prohibited mooring area; or
(c) a regulated berthing area; or
(d) a regulated mooring area; or
(e) a restricted berthing area; or
(f) a restricted mooring area;
"vehicle" means a conveyance that is designed to
be propelled or drawn by any means,
whether or not capable of being so propelled
or drawn, and includes a bicycle or other
pedal-powered vehicle, trailer, tram-car and
air-cushion vehicle but does not include a
vessel or a railway locomotive or railway
rolling stock;
"wharf" includes pier, jetty, quay or breakwater;
"wildlife" has the same meaning as in the
Wildlife Act 1975.
104. Exemptions from the operation of the Regulations
(1) These Regulations do not apply to—
(a) a member of the police force who is acting in
the course of his or her duty; or
(b) an authorised officer appointed under Part 9
of the Conservation, Forests and Lands
Act 1987 who is acting in the course of his
or her duty; or
(c) an inspector within the meaning of the
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994; or
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(d) an inspector within the meaning of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
1986; or
(e) an officer or employee of the port manager
who is acting in the course of his or her duty;
or
(f) the port manager when exercising a power or
carrying out a function under the Act or
under the Marine Act 1988; or
(g) the Director of Marine Safety, or a person
appointed or authorised by the Director of
Marine Safety, who is acting in the course of
his or her duty.
(2) A person who is the holder of a lease or licence
issued under any Act over land or waters in the
local port and who, within the local port—
(a) engages in an activity that is otherwise
prohibited; or
(b) enters into an area where entry or access is
otherwise prohibited—
under these Regulations, is exempt from the
operation of these Regulations to the extent that
the lease or licence authorises that activity or
entry.
105. Crown Land (Reserves) Regulations to prevail
If a provision of these Regulations as it applies to
a local port is inconsistent with a provision of any
regulations made under section 13 of the Crown
Land (Reserves) Act 1978 as it applies to any
land reserved under that Act that is part of the
local port, the latter provision prevails to the
extent of the inconsistency.
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106. Section 15 notices to prevail
If a provision of these Regulations as it applies to
a local port is inconsistent with a provision of any
notice published under section 15 of the Marine
Act 1988 as it applies to the local port, the latter
provision prevails to the extent of the
inconsistency.
107. Regulations under section 105 to prevail
If a provision of these Regulations as it applies to
a local port is inconsistent with a provision of any
regulations made under section 105 of the Marine
Act 1988 as it applies to the local port, the latter
provision prevails to the extent of the
inconsistency.
108. Harbour master's directions prevail
If a direction given by the port manager, an officer
of the port manager or a member of the police
force under these Regulations is inconsistent with
a direction given by a harbour master under
Part 3A of the Marine Act 1988, the port
manager's, officer of the port manager's or
member's direction is, to the extent of the
inconsistency, of no effect.
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PART 2—POWERS OF PORT MANAGERS
Division 1—Areas set aside
200. Port manager may set aside areas for certain
purposes
(1) The port manager may determine that an area or
areas within the local port be set aside for one or
more of the following purposes—
(a) embarking, or disembarking from, vessels or
classes of vessels;
(b) the loading of cargo on to vessels or classes
of vessel, or the unloading of cargo from
vessels or classes of vessels;
(c) amenities or facilities used for storage,
fuelling or other purposes;
(d) swimming, bathing or snorkelling;
(e) the cleaning of fish or the repair or stretching
of fishing nets or other fishing equipment;
(f) navigation aids;
(g) the parking or passage of vehicles or classes
of vehicles;
(h) commercial purposes, special events or
entertainment;
(i) repair, maintenance, installation,
modification or construction work on vessels
or to equipment or fixtures on vessels;
(j) the leaving or deposit of oily waste or other
materials;
(k) the leaving or storage of fishing equipment
or other items;
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(l) footways, segregated footways, shared
footways;
(m) other purposes relating to the care,
protection, security and management of
property in the local port;
(n) other purposes relating to the safety or
security of people in the local port;
(o) other purposes relating to the orderly
operation of the local port.
(2) The port manager may determine—
(a) the times at which, or periods during which,
the area may be used for the purpose for
which it has been set aside; or
(b) the people who, or classes of person or
vehicle or vessel which, may use the area for
the purpose for which it has been set aside.
(3) The port manager may cause signs or notices to be
erected or displayed indicating—
(a) the purpose for which the area has been set
aside under sub-regulation (1); and
(b) the times at which, or periods during which,
the area may be used for the purpose for
which it has been set aside; and
(c) the classes of people, vehicles or vessels that
may use the area for the purpose for which it
has been set aside.
201. Port manager may set aside areas where certain
activities are prohibited
(1) The port manager may determine that an area or
areas within the local port be set aside where one
or more of the following activities is prohibited—
(a) the presence or use of dangerous goods;
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(b) the taking of, or attempting to take, fish from
a wharf or other structure;
(c) smoking;
(d) the use or possession of alcohol;
(e) the landing or launching of vessels.
(2) The port manager may determine—
(a) the times at which, or periods during which,
an activity is prohibited in an area set aside
under sub-regulation (1); and
(b) the people who, or classes of people which,
are prohibited from carrying out the activity
in the area set aside under sub-regulation (1).
(3) The port manager must cause signs or notices to
be erected or displayed indicating—
(a) the activity which is prohibited in the area
set aside under sub-regulation (1); and
(b) whether the activity is prohibited at all times
or the periods during which the activity is
prohibited, in an area set aside under sub-
regulation (1); and
(c) the people, or classes of people, who are
prohibited from carrying out the activity in
the area set aside under sub-regulation (1).
202. Offence to engage in prohibited activities
(1) A person must not, in an area subject to a
determination of the port manager under
regulation 201 that is set aside as an area where an
activity is prohibited, engage in that activity in
contravention of a sign in or near that area
showing details of that determination.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) A person who is a member of a class of people
prohibited from engaging in a specified activity in
an area subject to a determination of the port
manager under regulation 201 must not engage in
that activity in the area so set aside in
contravention of a sign in or near that area
showing details of that determination.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
203. Port manager may set aside areas where entry or
access is prohibited
(1) The port manager may determine that an area or
areas within the local port be set aside where entry
or access is prohibited for one or more of the
following purposes—
(a) the protection of geological, historic or
cultural features, structures or values;
(b) the protection or maintenance of amenities or
facilities;
(c) the protection of works or improvements;
(d) access areas or approaches to wharves,
facilities or other structures;
(e) the protection of flora or fauna;
(f) the reclamation of land;
(g) the planting of trees, grasses or other plants,
or the re-establishment of vegetation;
(h) the entry by people if circumstances may
place their safety at risk;
(i) the entry of people who are accompanied by,
or in control of, dogs or cats;
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(j) the entry of people who are accompanied by,
or in control of, animals other than dogs or
cats;
(k) the entry by other specified people or classes
of people.
(2) The port manager may determine the times at
which, or periods during which, entry to, or
access through, the area set aside under sub-
regulation (1) is prohibited.
(3) The port manager must cause signs or notices to
be erected or displayed indicating—
(a) the purpose for which entry to, or access
through, the area set aside under sub-
regulation (1) is prohibited; and
(b) the times at which, or periods during which,
entry to, or access through, the area set aside
under sub-regulation (1) is prohibited.
204. Offence to enter area set aside where entry
prohibited
A person must not enter into, or remain in, an area
subject to a determination of the port manager
under regulation 203 that is set aside as an area
where entry or access is prohibited in
contravention of a sign in or near that area
showing details of that determination.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
205. Port manager may set aside berthing and mooring
areas
(1) The port manager may determine that an area or
areas within the local port be set aside where
vessels generally or vessels of a specified class—
(a) may only be berthed or moored by people
authorised to do so by the port manager; or
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(b) may only be berthed or moored at certain
times; or
(c) must not be berthed or moored for longer
than a specified period; or
(d) are prohibited from being berthed or moored
at any time.
(2) The port manager may determine—
(a) the periods for which, and times at which,
vessels generally or vessels of a specified
class may or may not be berthed or moored
in an area set aside under sub-regulation
(1)(a), (1)(b) or (1)(c); and
(b) the vessels or classes of vessel which may or
may not be moored or berthed in an area set
aside under sub-regulation (1).
(3) The port manager must cause signs or notices to
be erected or displayed indicating—
(a) whether an authority is required to berth or
moor vessels generally or vessels of a
specified class in an area set aside under sub-
regulation (1)(a); and
(b) the times at which, or periods during which,
the berthing or mooring of vessels generally,
or vessels of a specified class, is prohibited,
regulated or restricted in an area set aside
under sub-regulation (1)(a), (1)(b) or (1)(c);
and
(c) the periods for which vessels generally, or
vessels of a specified class, may be berthed
or moored in an area set aside under sub-
regulation (1); and
(d) in the case of an area set aside under sub-
regulation (1)(d), that the berthing or
mooring of vessels is prohibited in that area.
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(4) In the case of an area set aside under sub-
regulation (1) that is located off-shore, a notice or
sign that is erected on the point of land nearest to
that area is sufficient for the purposes of
compliance with sub-regulation (3).
206. Vessel not to be moored in prohibited mooring area
The master of a vessel must not moor the vessel in
a prohibited mooring area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
207. Vessel not to be berthed in prohibited berthing area
The master of a vessel must not berth the vessel in
a prohibited berthing area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
208. Vessel not to be moored in regulated mooring area
(1) The master of a vessel must not moor the vessel in
a regulated mooring area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
moors a vessel in a regulated mooring area in a
local port in accordance with an authority issued
by the port manager under regulation 212.
209. Vessel not to be berthed in regulated berthing area
(1) The master of a vessel must not berth the vessel in
a regulated berthing area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
berths a vessel in a regulated berthing area in a
local port in accordance with an authority issued
by the port manager under regulation 212.
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210. Time limit on vessel moored in restricted mooring
area
(1) The master of a vessel that is moored in a
restricted mooring area must ensure that the vessel
is not moored in that area continuously for a
period exceeding the relevant period specified by
the port manager under regulation 205.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) The master of a vessel that is moored in a
restricted mooring area must ensure that the vessel
is not moored in that area at any time other than
during the relevant period specified by the port
manager under regulation 205.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
211. Time limit on vessel berthed in restricted berthing
area
(1) The master of a vessel that is berthed in a
restricted berthing area must ensure that the vessel
is not berthed in that area continuously for a
period exceeding the relevant period specified by
the port manager under regulation 205.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) The master of a vessel that is berthed in a
restricted berthing area must ensure that the vessel
is not berthed in that area at any time other than
during the relevant period specified by the port
manager under regulation 205.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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Division 2—Authorities
212. Port manager may authorise certain activities
(1) The port manager may, in writing, authorise a
person in the local port to—
(a) engage in an activity that is otherwise
prohibited under these Regulations in an area
set aside under regulation 201; or
(b) enter into an area that is set aside under
regulation 203 as an area where entry or
access is prohibited; or
(c) moor or berth a vessel or class of vessels in
an area set aside under regulation 205 where
the mooring or berthing of vessels is
regulated, or prohibited, or restricted to
certain times or periods; or
(d) engage in an activity which would otherwise
contravene these Regulations.
(2) On being asked to issue an authority under sub-
regulation (1) to enable a person to carry out an
activity, the port manager must issue the authority
unless the port manager is satisfied—
(a) that the carrying out of the activity—
(i) would create a significant risk of injury
to any person or of damage to any
property; or
(ii) would significantly interfere with the
orderly operation of the port or of any
other authorised activities; or
(iii) would be unfair to other users of the
local port; and
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(b) if the carrying out of the activity would
otherwise fall within one of the categories
listed in paragraph (a), that the imposing of
appropriate conditions in the authority would
not eliminate the factors that bring the
carrying out of the activity within that
category.
(3) An authority of the port manager under sub-
regulation (1)—
(a) is subject to any conditions specified in the
authority by the port manager relating to—
(i) the area in which the authority applies;
(ii) the times or periods during which the
person may engage in the activity
specified in the authority;
(iii) the times or periods during which the
person may enter into, access or use the
area specified in the authority for the
purpose specified in the authority;
(iv) the classes of people, vessels or
vehicles to which the authority applies;
(v) the classes or quantities of cargo or
goods to which the authority applies;
(vi) any other matter relevant to the conduct
of the activity for which the authority is
issued; and
(b) is valid for the period specified by the port
manager in the authority; and
(c) is valid only in respect of—
(i) the person, or classes of person;
(ii) the vessel, or classes of vessel;
(iii) the vehicle, or classes of vehicle—
that are specified in the authority.
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(4) The port manager may issue an authority under
sub-regulation (1)(d) regardless of whether or not
there is an express authorisation for the issuing of
the authority in the provision forbidding the
activity in respect of which the authority is to be
issued.
213. Purpose of authority not to be inconsistent with
purpose for which land is reserved
The port manager must not issue an authority
under regulation 212 in respect of land in a local
port that has been reserved under the Crown
Land (Reserves) Act 1978 if the purpose of the
authority is inconsistent with the purpose for
which the land is reserved.
214. Port manager may cancel, vary, or vary conditions
of, authority
(1) If the port manager reasonably believes that—
(a) the conduct of an activity under an authority
could place property, or the safety of people,
at risk; or
(b) the conduct of an activity under an authority
could interfere with the orderly and efficient
management of the local port or of other
activities authorised in the local port; or
(c) the holder of the authority has not complied
with a condition of the authority issued under
regulation 212 (1); or
(d) the holder of the authority has contravened
any provision of these Regulations—
the port manager may cancel, vary, or vary the
conditions of, the authority.
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(2) Before cancelling, varying, or varying the
conditions of, an authority under sub-
regulation (1), the port manager—
(a) must give the holder of the authority a
written notice—
(i) that states that the port manager is of
the opinion that a ground for the
cancellation or variation may exist; and
(ii) that states the reasons for that opinion;
and
(iii) that invites the holder of the authority
to make a written submission in
response to the notice within the time
specified by the port manager in the
notice; and
(b) must consider any submission that is made
by the holder of the authority within the time
specified in the notice.
(3) The port manager must not specify a period of
less than 7 days for the purposes of sub-
regulation (2)(a)(iii).
(4) The port manager may vary an authority, or the
conditions of an authority, issued under
regulation 212, at the request of the holder of
the authority.
(5) Sub-regulations (2) and (3) do not apply to a
variation under sub-regulation (4).
215. Immediate suspension of authority
(1) Despite anything to the contrary in regulations
212 and 214, if the port manager reasonably
believes that the continuing use of an authority
could–
(a) cause a significant risk of injury to any
person; or
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(b) cause a significant risk of damage to any
property; or
(c) significantly interfere with the orderly and
efficient management of the local port or
with any other authorised activities in the
local port—
the port manager may, by notice in writing,
immediately suspend the authority.
(2) A suspension of an authority takes effect on the
port manager giving the holder of the authority a
notice in writing—
(a) that sets out the reasons for the suspension;
and
(b) that states the period for which the authority
is suspended.
(3) The suspension of an authority ceases to have
effect on the expiry of the stated period, or
90 days after the suspension took effect,
whichever occurs first.
216. Holder of authority must comply with conditions
A person to whom an authority has been issued
under regulation 212 must comply with any
conditions determined by the port manager that
are specified in the authority.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
217. Authority to be in possession of holder
A person to whom an authority has been issued by
the port manger under regulation 212 must ensure
that the authority is in his or her possession at all
times while he or she is engaging in an activity
authorised by the authority.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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218. Person to produce authority for inspection on
request
A person to whom an authority has been issued by
the port manager under regulation 212 must, if
requested to do so by the port manager, an officer
of the port manager or a member of the police
force, produce the authority for inspection.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
Division 3—Identification of officers
219. Issue of identity cards
(1) The port manager must issue an identity card to
each officer of the port manager that identifies the
person by name as an officer of the port manager.
(2) The identity card must contain—
(a) a photograph of the person to whom it is
issued; and
(b) the signature of the person.
(3) When a person to whom an identity card has been
issued by the port manager ceases to be employed
by the port manager, the person must return the
identity card to the port manager within 7 days.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) An officer of the port manager must produce his
or her identity card for inspection—
(a) before exercising a power under the Act, the
Marine Act 1988 or the regulations; and
(b) at any time during the exercise of a power
under the Act, the Marine Act 1988 or the
regulations, if asked to do so.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(5) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply if the officer of
the port manager is exercising a power—
(a) by telephone, radio or other electronic
communication device; or
(b) in writing, including by post.
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PART 3—MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL PORTS
Division 1—Vessel management
300. Offence to install mooring
(1) A person must not install a mooring in a local
port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
installs a mooring in a local port in accordance
with an authority issued by the port manager
under regulation 212.
301. Time limit on berthing or mooring in unrestricted
berthing or mooring area
(1) The master of a vessel that is berthed or moored in
an unrestricted berthing or mooring area in a local
port, must not allow that vessel to be berthed or
moored in that area for a continuous period
exceeding 48 hours.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
vessel who allows that vessel to be berthed or
moored in an unrestricted berthing or mooring
area in a local port for a period exceeding
48 hours in accordance with an authority issued
by the port manager under regulation 212.
302. Vessel to be securely moored etc.
(1) The master of a vessel that is moored, anchored or
berthed in a local port must ensure that the vessel
is securely moored, anchored or berthed in a
manner which will prevent it from breaking adrift.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) The master of a vessel who anchors the vessel in a
local port must ensure that the anchor is placed in
a position that does not endanger any other vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) The master of a vessel must ensure that every
anchor or cable is ready to be used at all times
while the vessel is moored, berthed or anchored in
a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) The master of a vessel that exceeds—
(a) 24 metres in length; or
(b) 200 tonnes—
must ensure, if the anchor on the vessel is let go,
that a watch buoy is attached to the anchor, and
that the watch buoy is capable at all states of the
tide of marking the position of the anchor.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(5) The master of a vessel that exceeds—
(a) 24 metres in length; or
(b) 200 tonnes—
must ensure, if the vessel is moored with
2 anchors, that both anchors are kept clear.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
303. Port manager or officer may give directions about
anchoring
(1) The port manager or an officer of the port
manager may, at any time, direct the master of a
vessel—
(a) to use one or more additional anchors to
secure a vessel; or
(b) to remove a watch buoy attached to an
anchor.
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(2) A master of a vessel must immediately comply
with a direction given by the port manager or an
officer under sub-regulation (1).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
304. Vessels not to lie alongside in regulated berthing
area or restricted berthing area
(1) The master of vessel must not berth that vessel
alongside another vessel that is berthed in a
regulated berthing area or a restricted berthing
area.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
vessel who berths that vessel alongside another
vessel in a regulated berthing area or a restricted
berthing area in accordance with an authority
issued by the port manager under regulation 212.
305. Free access to and from berthed vessel
The master of a vessel that is berthed at a wharf
within a local port must ensure that people and
goods are permitted at all times to have free
access across the deck of that vessel—
(a) to and from any vessel berthed alongside that
vessel; and
(b) to and from the wharf.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
306. Berthing at private jetties in a local port
(1) In this regulation "jetty" means a jetty or landing
stage that is the subject of a licence under
section 140A of the Land Act 1958.
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(2) The master of a vessel must not berth the vessel at
a jetty in a local port contrary to any directions
specified on a sign at that jetty in relation to
berthing at that jetty.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) Sub-regulation (2) does not apply to a master who
berths a vessel at a jetty solely for the purposes of
enabling a person to board, or to disembark from,
the vessel.
(4) Despite sub-regulation (2), the master of a vessel
need not comply with a direction specified on a
sign if that direction is not authorised by, or is
contrary to, the licence.
307. Deck openings on trading vessels and fishing vessels
to be closed
(1) The master of a trading vessel or fishing vessel
berthed in a local port must ensure that every deck
opening on the vessel is closed between sunset
and sunrise.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
trading vessel or a fishing vessel who allows any
deck opening on the vessel to remain open
between sunset and sunrise if—
(a) the vessel is in the process of being loaded or
unloaded; or
(b) the master is acting in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212 authorising that action.
308. Gangways
(1) The master of a trading vessel that is berthed at a
wharf in a local port or lying alongside another
vessel berthed in a local port must ensure—
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(a) that at least one good and sufficient gangway
is fixed in place from the vessel to the wharf
or to the other vessel; and
(b) that the gangway is effectively lit at night for
the use of people boarding, or disembarking
from, the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
trading vessel that is berthed or lying alongside
another vessel in a local port if—
(a) it is not practical to affix a gangway between
the vessel and the wharf, or the vessel and
the vessel alongside; and
(b) another means of safe access to the vessel is
provided.
309. Use of propellers
(1) The master of a vessel must not cause or permit
any propeller on that vessel to be worked while
the vessel is berthed at a wharf in a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
vessel who causes or permits a propeller on that
vessel to be worked—
(a) for the purposes of approaching or departing
from the berth; or
(b) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212.
310. Repairs, maintenance etc to vessels
(1) The master or owner of a vessel must not allow
any repair, maintenance, installation, modification
or construction work to be carried out on the
vessel or to any equipment or fixtures on the
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vessel while the vessel is berthed, anchored or
moored within a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master or
owner of a vessel that is berthed, anchored or
moored in a local port who—
(a) allows maintenance to be carried out on the
vessel in a manner which does not cause the
discharge or deposit of materials or waste on
to any land or into any waters in the local
port; or
(b) allows repair, maintenance, installation,
modification or construction work to be
carried out on the vessel or to any equipment
or fixtures on the vessel in accordance with
an authority issued by the port manager
under regulation 212.
311. Offence to leave vessel unattended by person
authorised to act as master
The master and owner of a vessel must ensure, at
all times while the vessel is—
(a) berthed in a regulated berthing area or a
restricted berthing area; or
(b) berthed in an area set aside under regulation
200 where the loading or unloading of
vessels or classes of vessels is permitted—
that there is a person on board the vessel, or in the
immediate vicinity, who is authorised under the
Act to operate the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
312. Identification of vessel
(1) In this regulation "unregistered vessel" means a
vessel that is not required under the Marine Act
1988 to display an identification number.
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(2) A person who leaves an unregistered vessel
anchored, moored or berthed in a local port must
ensure that the name and telephone number of the
owner of the vessel is displayed on the vessel
above the waterline in a place and manner where
it can be easily seen by a person in a vessel
alongside that vessel.
Penalty: 2 penalty units.
313. Firearms on vessels
(1) The master of a vessel must ensure that all
ammunition is removed from any firearm on
board the vessel before the vessel enters a local
port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply in relation to—
(a) a firearm of a person who is engaged in
hunting in accordance with the Wildlife Act
1975; or
(b) a firearm whose discharge, or possible
discharge, in the local port is otherwise
authorised by law.
(3) The master of a vessel within a local port must
ensure that a firearm is not discharged by any
person on board the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Sub-regulation (3) does not apply to a master of a
vessel in relation to a person—
(a) who is engaged in hunting in accordance
with the Wildlife Act 1975; or
(b) who is otherwise authorised by law to
discharge the firearm while on board the
vessel.
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314. Explosives, fireworks
(1) The master or owner of a vessel within a local
port must ensure that fireworks or other
explosives are not discharged by any person on
board the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master or
owner of a vessel in relation to a person who
discharges the fireworks or other explosives on
board the vessel—
(a) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212; or
(b) as otherwise authorised by law.
315. Use of whistles, sirens or bells on vessel
(1) The master of a vessel that is not under way in a
local port must ensure that a whistle, siren or bell
is not sounded from the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master of a
vessel who sounds a whistle, siren or bell—
(a) for the purposes of testing immediately
before the vessel is under way; or
(b) for purposes directed or authorised by the
Director of Marine Safety; or
(c) in an emergency; or
(d) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212.
316. Reporting of accident involving vessel
(1) This regulation applies if one or more of the
following incidents occurs in a local port—
(a) an incident that causes damage to any vessel,
wharf or other property;
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(b) an incident that causes the pollution or
obstruction of a waterway;
(c) a vessel grounds or sinks.
(2) After complying with any requirements imposed
on him or her under section 20 of the Marine Act
1988, the relevant person must, if able to do so,
immediately report full details of the incident to
the port manager.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) For the purposes of sub-regulation (2), the
relevant person is—
(a) if the incident involves a vessel, the person
in charge of the vessel at the time the
incident occurred; or
(b) in any other case, the person responsible for
the incident.
Division 2—Cargo and wharf management
317. Details of cargo to be provided to port manager
(1) The master or agent of a trading vessel from
which cargo is to be unloaded or transferred to
another vessel in a local port must, within
24 hours after the time that the vessel arrives in
the local port and before it leaves the local port,
deliver to the port manager a manifest which—
(a) details the type and quantity of cargo to be
unloaded or transferred to another vessel in
the local port; and
(b) has been signed by the master, owner or
agent.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) If cargo is not intended to be unloaded or
transferred from a trading vessel within a local
port, the master or agent of that trading vessel
must notify the port manager of that fact within
24 hours after the arrival of that vessel in the local
port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) If cargo is not intended to be unloaded or
transferred from a trading vessel within a local
port and there are any dangerous goods on board
the vessel, the master or owner of that trading
vessel must notify the port manager of that fact
within 24 hours before the arrival of that vessel in
the local port and provide details of the type and
quantity of such goods.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
318. Cargo not to be unloaded until port manager
notified
The master or agent of a trading vessel must
ensure that cargo is not—
(a) unloaded from the vessel on to a wharf; or
(b) transferred from the vessel on to another
vessel—
within a local port until the manifest required by
regulation 317(1) has been delivered to the port
manager in accordance with that regulation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
319. Cargo intended for other ports
(1) The master or agent of a trading vessel must not
unload cargo from the vessel if that cargo is
intended to be unloaded at another port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a master or
agent of a vessel who unloads cargo from the
vessel if the cargo is intended to be unloaded at
another port in accordance with an authority
issued by the port manager under regulation 212.
320. Unloading and loading of cargo
(1) The master or agent of a trading vessel must
ensure that cargo is not unloaded from, or loaded
on to the vessel, within a local port unless it is
unloaded or loaded—
(a) in an area set aside under regulation 200
where the loading or unloading of cargo
from a trading vessel is permitted; and
(b) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212 allowing
the loading on to, or unloading from, the
vessel of that cargo.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) The master or agent of a trading vessel who
unloads cargo from the vessel within a local port
must ensure that the cargo is not left, placed or
allowed to remain in or on any wharf, land, road,
building, amenity or other structure within the
local port for more than 3 days after—
(a) the vessel has departed from the local port;
or
(b) the unloading of the cargo has been
completed—
whichever is earlier.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(3) Sub-regulation (2) does not apply to the master of
a trading vessel who leaves, places or allows to
remain any cargo in an area within the local port
in accordance with an authority issued by the port
manager under regulation 212.
321. Details of inward cargo to be provided to port
manager
The master or agent of a trading vessel on to
which cargo is to be loaded in a local port must, at
least 24 hours before the time that the cargo is
delivered into the local port, deliver to the port
manager a manifest which—
(a) details the type and quantity of cargo to be
loaded on to the vessel in the local port; and
(b) has been signed by the master, owner or
agent.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
322. Cargo not to be loaded until port manager notified
The master or agent of a trading vessel must
ensure that cargo delivered to a local port is not
loaded on to the vessel until the manifest required
by regulation 321 has been delivered to the port
manager in accordance with that regulation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
323. Recovery of fallen cargo
(1) If cargo is dropped, or falls, while being loaded on
to, or unloaded from, a vessel within a local port,
the master of the vessel must immediately notify
the port manager and provide details, in writing,
of—
(a) the cargo that dropped or fell; and
(b) the approximate quantity of cargo that
dropped or fell; and
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(c) the approximate location where the cargo
was dropped or fell.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) The port manager or an officer of the port
manager may direct the master of a vessel, from
which cargo has been dropped or fallen in the
local port, to recover that cargo.
(3) A direction of the port manager or an officer of
the port manager under sub-regulation (2)—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) must include a description and approximate
quantity of the cargo to be recovered; and
(c) must specify the approximate location from
which the cargo is to be recovered; and
(d) must specify the manner in which the cargo
is to be recovered; and
(e) must specify the time within which the cargo
must be recovered.
(4) A master of a vessel must comply with a direction
given under sub-regulation (2) within the time
specified by the port manager or officer.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
324. Direction to remove vessel, goods or other things
(1) If, for reasons of good management of the local
port and its facilities, the port manager or an
officer of the port manager reasonably believes
that a vessel in a local port is—
(a) abandoned; or
(b) causing an obstruction; or
(c) likely to cause danger to the safety of any
person; or
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(d) unseaworthy; or
(e) likely to be a hazard or impediment to the
safe and efficient operation of the port—
the port manager or officer may direct the owner
or master of the vessel to remove that vessel from
the port, or to move that vessel to elsewhere
within the port, within the time specified by the
port manager or officer.
(2) Despite sub-regulation (1), the port manager or
officer may only direct that an unseaworthy vessel
that is on water be moved by towing.
(3) If, for reasons of good management of the local
port and its facilities, the port manager or officer
of the port manager reasonably believes that any
goods or other thing on a wharf within a local port
are or is—
(a) abandoned; or
(b) causing an obstruction; or
(c) likely to cause danger to the safety of any
person; or
(d) likely to be a hazard or impediment to the
safe and efficient operation of the port—
the port manager or officer may direct the owner,
or person who is responsible for the goods or
thing, to remove the goods or thing from the port,
or to move the goods or thing to elsewhere in the
port, within the time specified by the port manager
or officer.
(4) A person must comply with a direction under sub-
regulation (1) or (3) within the time specified by
the port manager or officer.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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325. Removal of abandoned vessel, goods or things
(1) This regulation applies if—
(a) a person who is given a direction under
regulation 324(1) or (3) has not removed, or
moved, any specified vessel, goods or thing
within the time specified in that direction; or
(b) the owner or person responsible for a vessel,
goods or a thing in respect of which a
direction may otherwise be given under
regulation 324(1) or (3) cannot be found
after all reasonable efforts have been made to
locate him, her or it.
(2) The port manager or officer of the port manager
may—
(a) move the vessel, goods or thing to a place
within the local port for storage; or
(b) dispose of the vessel, goods or thing if the
port manager or officer reasonably believes
that the vessel, goods or thing has or have no
commercial or re-sale value.
326. Cleaning of wharf and slipway
(1) The owner or master of a vessel that occupies a
wharf or any part of a wharf must, as soon as is
practicable, ensure that all portable appliances and
materials used in loading or unloading the vessel
are—
(a) removed from the wharf or part of the wharf;
and
(b) if appropriate, lawfully disposed of.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) The owner or master of a vessel that occupies a
wharf or slipway, or any part of a wharf or
slipway must, as soon as is practicable, ensure that
all portable appliances used in cleaning the vessel
are removed from the wharf or slipway or part of
the wharf or slipway.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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PART 4—VEHICLE MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL PORTS
400. Vehicles
A person in charge of a vehicle must not enter, or
leave the vehicle standing in, a local port except in
one or other of the following circumstances—
(a) if the vehicle enters, or is left standing in, an
area set aside under regulation 200 as an area
where vehicles generally, or vehicles of that
class, are permitted; or
(b) if the person is operating the vehicle in
accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212 which
authorises the vehicle to enter, or be left
standing in, the local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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PART 5—MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1—Works
500. Works not to be undertaken
(1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), a person must not,
in a local port—
(a) cause or permit any wharf, building or other
structure to be erected; or
(b) cause or permit any alteration to an existing
wharf, building or other structure; or
(c) cause or permit any works of any kind to be
undertaken.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person
who undertakes an activity specified in sub-
regulation (1)—
(a) who is acting on behalf of the port manager
to undertake works or improvements in
accordance with Part 2A of the Act; or
(b) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212.
Division 2—Recreational activities
501. Camping
(1) A person must not camp or set up an encampment
in a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
camps, or sets up an encampment in a local port in
accordance with an authority issued by the port
manager under regulation 212.
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502. Swimming, diving, snorkelling
(1) A person must not, in a local port, jump or dive
from any wharf, or structure on a wharf, in
contravention of a sign indicating that those
activities are prohibited.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who,
in a local port, jumps or dives from a wharf, or
structure on a wharf, in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212.
(3) A person must not, in a local port, swim, bathe or
snorkel under or within 20 metres from—
(a) a wharf; or
(b) a moored vessel—
in contravention of a sign indicating that those
activities are prohibited.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Sub-regulation (3) does not apply to a person who,
in a local port, swims, bathes or snorkels under or
within 20 metres from—
(a) a wharf; or
(b) a moored vessel—
in accordance with an authority issued by the port
manager under regulation 212.
503. Cleaning of fish
(1) A person must not, on a structure in a local port,
clean fish.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person
who cleans fish in an area set aside under
regulation 200 as an area where the cleaning of
fish is permitted.
504. Repair of fishing equipment
(1) A person must not, in a local port, stretch or repair
fishing nets or other fishing equipment.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
stretches or repairs fishing nets or fishing
equipment in an area set aside under regulation
200 as an area where those activities are
permitted.
505. Fishing lines to be retrieved when vessel
approaching wharf
A person who is in possession of, or in charge of,
fishing lines on a wharf in a local port must ensure
that all of those lines are retrieved from the water
when a vessel approaches that wharf.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
506. Placement of course markers
(1) A person must not place any course marker in
waters in a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
places course markers in waters in a local port in
accordance with an authority issued by the port
manager under regulation 212.
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Division 3—Commercial activities
507. Commercial activities
(1) A person must not, in a local port—
(a) sell, display or offer articles for sale; or
(b) take photographs or make a film, video or
audio recording, or a television or radio
broadcast, for commercial gain or sale; or
(c) advertise any thing for sale, trade or hire; or
(d) solicit or collect money or orders for goods
or services; or
(e) take part in, or advertise, any public
entertainment for gain or reward.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
participates in an activity specified in sub-
regulation (1) if the person is acting in accordance
with an authority issued by the port manager
under regulation 212 which authorises that
activity.
Division 4—Animals in local port
508. Animals
(1) A person must not bring any animal into, or allow
an animal to remain in, a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to—
(a) a person who brings an animal into, or
allows an animal to remain on board a vessel
in, a local port; or
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(b) a person who brings a dog or cat into, or
allows a dog or cat to remain in, a local port
if that dog or cat is restrained on a leash from
causing disturbance to other people or
animals or damage to vegetation, amenities,
facilities or natural features; or
(c) a master, owner or agent of a trading vessel
who brings stock into, or allows stock to
remain in, the local port if the stock are on
board the vessel; or
(d) a person who brings stock into, or allows
stock to remain in, the local port if the stock
are to be loaded on to a trading vessel for
transport to a place outside the local port; or
(e) a person who brings an animal into, or
allows an animal to remain in, a local port in
accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212.
509. Disturbance of wildlife
(1) A person must not, in a local port—
(a) harm or disturb wildlife; or
(b) disturb or interfere with any nest, lair or
habitat of any wildlife.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
disturbs or interferes with the nest, lair or habitat
of any wildlife—
(a) in the course of carrying out works
authorised by, or on behalf of, the port
manager; or
(b) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212
authorising that disturbance or interference.
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Division 5—General
510. Offence to cut, break or interfere with vessel
moorings
(1) A person must not, in a local port—
(a) cut, break or destroy any vessel mooring; or
(b) interfere with, cast off, or remove any vessel
from a wharf or mooring.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to—
(a) a master of a vessel who—
(i) cuts, breaks or destroys the mooring of
a vessel of which he or she is in charge;
or
(ii) interferes with, casts off, or removes a
vessel of which he or she is in charge,
from a wharf or mooring; or
(b) an owner of a vessel who—
(i) cuts, breaks or destroys the mooring of
that vessel; or
(ii) interferes with, casts off, or removes
that vessel from a wharf or mooring; or
(c) a person who cuts, breaks, destroys the
mooring of a vessel or interferes with, casts
off or removes a vessel from a wharf or
mooring in an emergency.
511. Offence to trespass on vessel
(1) A person must not, in a local port, climb on or
over, or otherwise enter on to, any vessel owned
by another person.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
climbs on or over, or otherwise enters on to, a
vessel owned by another person—
(a) with the permission of the owner of the
vessel; or
(b) with the permission of a person authorised
by, or acting on behalf of, the owner; or
(c) for the purposes of gaining access—
(i) to a vessel berthed alongside that
vessel; or
(ii) to a wharf—
in accordance with regulation 304.
512. Explosives, fireworks
(1) A person must not discharge or use any fireworks
or other explosives within a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
discharges or uses any fireworks or other
explosives in a local port—
(a) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212; or
(b) as otherwise authorised by law.
513. Offence to operate fixed fuelling installation
(1) A person must not operate a fixed fuelling
installation in a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
operates a fixed fuelling installation in a local port
in accordance with an authority issued by the port
manager under regulation 212.
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514. Offence to leave oily waste
(1) A person must not, in a local port, leave or
dispose of any oily waste.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
leaves or disposes of oily waste in a local port—
(a) in an area set aside under regulation 200
where the leaving or disposal of oily waste is
permitted; or
(b) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212.
515. Offence to leave fishing equipment
(1) A person must not, on a structure in a local port,
leave or store any fishing or other equipment.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
leaves or stores fishing equipment in an area set
aside under regulation 200 for the storage of
fishing equipment.
516. Offence to remove lifesaving equipment
(1) A person must not remove any lifesaving aid or
equipment from a structure or facility in a local
port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
removes lifesaving equipment from a structure or
facility in a local port—
(a) in accordance with an authority issued by the
port manager under regulation 212; or
(b) in an emergency.
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517. Offence to deface, damage, interfere with, or
remove, lights, signs, structures etc.
(1) A person must not, in a local port, damage, deface
or interfere with any light, cable, wire, building,
facility, amenity, fence, sign, handrail or other
structure, erected or provided by the port manager.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, in a local port, remove any
light, cable, wire, gate, sign, handrail or other
structure, erected or provided by the port manager.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
(3) A person must not, in a local port, extinguish any
light provided by the port manager for navigation
or safety purposes.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to a
person who undertakes an activity specified in
those sub-regulations in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212.
518. Obstruction to, or interference with, roads, gates,
access areas etc.
(1) A person must not, in a local port, damage,
obstruct or interfere with any road, footpath,
footway, access area, unloading area or gate.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
damages, obstructs or interferes with a road,
footpath, footway, access area, unloading area or
gate in a local port, in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212.
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519. Certain gates to be kept closed
A person who enters through a gate, in a local
port, which bears a sign issued under the authority
of the port manager stating that the gate is to be
kept closed at all times must ensure that he or she
closes that gate without delay after using it.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
520. Hindrance or danger to navigation
A person must not, in a local port, leave or deposit
on, or attach to, a wharf, navigation aid or other
structure, any light or any other thing which may
cause a hindrance or danger to navigation.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
521. Reporting of accident or incident not involving
vessel
In addition to the reporting requirements under
any other Act, if, in a local port, an accident or
incident occurs, not involving a vessel—
(a) which results in damage to any structure or
property; or
(b) which results in loss of life or injury to a
person—
the person who caused the accident or incident
must, if able to do so, report full details of the
accident or incident to the port manager or officer
of the port manager as soon as practicable.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
522. Fires not permitted
(1) A person must not light, kindle, use or maintain a
fire in a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person
who—
(a) for the purposes of cooking or personal
comfort, lights, uses or maintains a fire on
board a vessel in a local port in an appliance
designed for the purpose; or
(b) operates a fire-generated steam powered
vessel within a local port; or
(c) lights, kindles, uses or maintains a fire in a
local port in accordance with an authority
issued by the port manager under
regulation 212;
(d) lights, kindles, uses or maintains a fire on
board a vessel in a local port if authorised
under any other law to do so.
523. Use of certain equipment and combustible material
(1) A person must not, in a local port,boil or heat any
pitch, tar, resin, turpentine, spirits, oil or other
combustible material.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person must not, in a local port, use any
oxy-acetylene or electrical cutting or welding
apparatus or any other apparatus or tool which
may cause a naked flame or naked flash.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) A person must not, in a local port, cause any
vessel to be fumigated or smoked.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3) do not apply to a
person who undertakes an activity specified in
those sub-regulations in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212 which authorises that activity.
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524. Use of grappling etc.
(1) A person must not, in a local port, use drags or
grapplings for the purpose of lifting articles from
the bed of the local port, or disturb the bed of the
local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
uses drags or grapplings for the purpose of lifting
articles from the bed of the local port, or disturbs
the bed of the local port in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212 which authorises that activity.
525. Removal of sand, stone etc.
(1) A person must not, in a local port, remove any
stone, sand, shell, marl, seaweed or other material
from the local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to a person who
removes stone, sand, shell, marl, seaweed or other
material from the local port in accordance with an
authority issued by the port manager under
regulation 212 which authorises that removal.
Division 6—Powers of port manager, officers of port
manager and police
526. Officer of port manager may prohibit entry to
certain areas in local port
(1) This regulation applies if an officer of the port
manager reasonably believes that for reasons of—
(a) public safety in the local port; or
(b) the protection of facilities in the local port;
or
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(c) the orderly management of the local port—
it is necessary to prohibit people, vessels or
vehicles generally, or specified classes of people,
vessels or vehicles, from entering or remaining in
an area within the port, or to prohibit certain
activities within such an area.
(2) The officer may cause a sign or notice to be
erected or displayed at or near the area that
states—
(a) that entry to the area is prohibited either to
all people, vessels or vehicles generally or to
specified classes of people, vessels or
vehicles; or
(b) that all people, vessels or vehicles, or
specified classes of people, vessels or
vehicles, are prohibited from remaining in
the area; or
(c) that specified activities are prohibited in the
area.
(3) The sign or notice—
(a) must be erected or displayed at or near each
point of entry to the area; and
(b) must state the reason for the prohibition; and
(c) if the prohibition is only to apply during
certain times or periods, must state the times
or periods during which it applies.
(4) The officer must ensure that the sign or notice is
removed within 28 days after it is first erected or
displayed.
(5) A sign or notice erected or displayed under this
regulation ceases to have effect after the expiry of
the 28th day after it was first erected or displayed.
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(6) A sign or notice erected or displayed under this
regulation has no effect if it provides for
substantially the same prohibition as another sign
or notice erected or displayed under this
regulation within the preceding 10 months.
527. Offence to enter or remain in area in contravention
of signs
(1) A person must not enter, or remain in, an area
within a local port to which entry is prohibited
under regulation 526, in contravention of a sign or
notice in or near that area giving details of that
prohibition.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person who is a member of a class of people
which is prohibited under regulation 526 from
entering into, or remaining in an area within a
local port, must not enter, or remain in, that area
in contravention of a sign or notice in or near that
area giving details of that prohibition.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
528. Offence to use area for prohibited activity
(1) A person must not use an area within a local port
for an activity which is prohibited in that area
under regulation 526, in contravention of a sign or
notice in or near that area giving details of that
prohibition.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person who is a member of a class of people
which is prohibited under regulation 526 from
using an area within a local port for a specified
activity, must not use that area for that activity, in
contravention of a sign or notice in or near that
area giving details of that prohibition.
Penalty: 5 penalty units
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529. Port manager, officer or police may give directions
to person causing interference etc.
(1) This regulation applies if the port manager, an
officer of the port manager or a member of the
police force reasonably believes that a person in a
local port is engaged in an activity which—
(a) may put the safety of that person or other
people at risk; or
(b) may cause danger or unreasonable
disturbance to, other people or vessels in the
local port; or
(c) may interfere with the orderly management
of the local port.
(2) The port manager, officer or member may direct
the person—
(a) to cease engaging in that activity; or
(b) to leave a specified area in a local port; or
(c) to leave the local port.
(3) The person must immediately comply with the
direction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
530. Port manager, officer or police may give directions
for safety or management reasons
(1) This regulation applies if the port manager, an
officer of the port manager or a member of the
police force reasonably believes that, for reasons
of—
(a) the orderly management of the local port; or
(b) public safety; or
(c) the protection of port facilities—
it is necessary to remove a person or people from
the local port or an area of the local port.
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(2) The port manager, officer of the port manager or
member of the police force may direct a person—
(a) to leave a specified area in the local port; or
(b) to leave the local port.
(3) The person must immediately comply with the
direction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
531. Port manager, officer or police may direct vessel to
be moved
(1) This regulation applies if the port manager, an
officer of the port manager or a member of the
police force—
(a) reasonably believes that a master or owner of
a vessel in a local port is contravening a
provision of Part 2 or 3 while in charge of
that vessel; or
(b) reasonably—
(i) believes that a master or owner of a
vessel in a local port has just
contravened a provision of Part 2 or 3
while in charge of that vessel; and
(ii) considers it necessary for reasons of
safety, for the protection of port
facilities or for the orderly management
of the local port that the vessel be
moved from its existing location.
(2) The port manager, officer or member may direct
the master or owner (as the case may be)—
(a) to move the vessel to another place within
the local port; or
(b) to remove the vessel from the local port.
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(3) The master or owner (as the case may be) must
immediately comply with the direction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
532. Port manager, officer or police may direct vehicle to
be moved
(1) This regulation applies if the port manager, an
officer of the port manager or a member of the
police force—
(a) reasonably believes that a person in charge
of a vehicle in a local port is contravening
Part 4 while in charge of that vehicle; or
(b) reasonably—
(i) believes that a person in charge of a
vehicle in a local port has just
contravened a provision of Part 4 while
in charge of that vehicle; and
(ii) considers it necessary for reasons of
safety, for the protection of port
facilities or for the orderly management
of the local port that the vehicle be
moved from its existing location.
(2) The port manager, officer or member may direct
the person in charge of the vehicle—
(a) to move the vehicle to another place within
the local port; or
(b) to remove the vehicle from the local port.
(3) The person in charge of the vehicle must
immediately comply with the direction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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533. Port manager, officer or police may direct person to
leave
(1) If the port manager, an officer of the port manager
or a member of the police force reasonably
believes that a person in a local port is
contravening Part 2 or 5, the port manager, officer
or member may direct that person to leave the
local port.
(2) If the port manager, officer or a member of the
police force—
(a) reasonably believes that a person has just
contravened a provision of Part 2 or 5; and
(b) reasonably considers it necessary for reasons
of safety, for the protection of port facilities
or for the orderly management of the local
port—
the port manager, officer or member may direct
the person to leave the local port.
(3) A person must immediately comply with the
direction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
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ENDNOTES
1. On 25 February 2004 the Marine Designated Ports Regulations 2004
(S.R. No. 16/2004) (providing for the management of designated ports
within the meaning of the Marine Act 1988) were made, as authorised
by Part 10 of that Act.
On 1 July 2004 Part 10 of the Marine Act 1988 is to be repealed by the
operation of the Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act 2003
and provisions similar to Part 10 are to be inserted in the Port Services
Act 1995. These provisions provide for designated ports to be
described as local ports and for the administration and management of
these local ports to take place through the Port Services Act 1995.
Because of these amendments to the Marine Act 1988 and the Port
Services Act 1995, on 1 July 2004 the Marine (Designated Ports)
Regulations 2004 are to be revoked and these regulations are to come
into operation to take their place.
The Marine (Amendment) Act 2004 exempts these regulations from
the requirements of Part 2 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994, if
the Minister has certified that these regulations are the same in
substance as the Marine (Designated Ports) Regulations 2004 and if
they are made before 1 December 2004.
2. Under the Marine Act 1988, the ports listed in Column 2 of the
following table had been declared as designated ports, with the person
or body shown in Column 3 of the table opposite each designated port
being the local authority appointed under that Act in respect of that
designated port.
On 1 July 2004, section 183 of the Port Services Act 1995 (as inserted
by section 25 of the Port Services (Port Management Reform) Act
2003) is to come into operation, with effect that a designated port under
the Marine Act 1988 is deemed to be a local port within the meaning of
the Port Services Act 1995, with the local authority appointed in
respect of that port being deemed to be the port manager within the
meaning of the Port Services Act 1995.
Therefore, on and from 1 July 2004, these regulations have effect with
the ports listed in Column 2 of the following table being deemed to be
local ports, and with the person or body shown in Column 3 of the table
opposite each local port being the port manager for that port.
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Column 1
Item
Column 2
Name of local port
Column 3
Port manager
1. Port of Port Fairy Moyne Shire Council
2. Port of Warrnambool Warrnambool City Council
3. Port of Port Campbell Corangamite Shire Council
4. Port of Apollo Bay Colac Otway Shire Council
5. Port of Lorne Lorne Foreshore Committee
of Management
6. Port of Barwon Heads Barwon Coast Committee of
Management Inc.
7. Port of Port Phillip Parks Victoria
8. Port of Western Port Parks Victoria
9. Port of Anderson Inlet Gippsland Ports Committee of
Management Inc.
10. Port of Corner Inlet and
Port Albert
Gippsland Ports Committee of
Management Inc.
11. Port of Gippsland Lakes Gippsland Ports Committee of
Management Inc.
12. Port of Snowy River Gippsland Ports Committee of
Management Inc.
13. Port of Mallacoota Gippsland Ports Committee of
Management Inc.
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INDEX
Subject Regulation
Accidents 316, 521
Act (def.) 103
Agents (def.) 103
Alcohol 201–202
Anchoring 302–303
See also Berthing and mooring
Animals 203, 508
Authorities
activities authorised by 212
cancellation 214
conditions 212, 214, 216
issue 212
must be consistent with purpose for which land
reserved 213
must be in possession of holder 217
production for inspection 218
suspension 215
variation 214
Berthing and mooring
areas set aside for 205
at private jetties 306
berthed vessels
deck openings of fishing, trading vessels 307
free access to and from 305
gangways of trading vessels 308
person authorised to act as master must be on
board 311
repairs, maintenance, other works 310
unregistered vessels 312
use of propellers 309
interference with moorings 510
prohibited berthing, mooring areas 103, 206–207
regulated berthing, mooring areas 103, 208–209, 304
restricted berthing, mooring areas 103, 210–211, 304
unauthorised installations of moorings 300
unrestricted berthing or mooring areas 103, 301
vessels to be securely berthed, moored 302
See also Authorities
Boats See Vessels
Camping 103, 501
Cargo
areas set aside for loading, unloading 200
cargo intended for other ports 319
details to be provided to port manager 317–318, 321–322
directions to remove, move 324–325
fallen cargo 323
place, authority for loading and unloading 320
removal of equipment used for loading, unloading 326
See also Authorities
Commercial activities 200, 507
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Course markers 506
Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 105, 213
Dangerous goods 103, 201–202, 317
Definitions 103, 306, 312
Diving 502
Drags and grapplings 524
Exemptions 104
Explosives 103, 314, 512
Firearms 313
Fires 522
Fireworks 314, 512
Fish and fishing
areas where prohibited 201–202
cleaning of fish 200, 503
fishing equipment 200, 504–505, 515
Fishing vessels 103, 307
Footways 200
Fuelling
areas set aside for 200
fixed fuelling installations 103, 513
Grapplings See Drags and grapplings
Harbour masters 108
Life-saving aids 103, 516
Local ports
areas set aside in 200–201, 203, 205
directions to leave, cease certain activities in 529–530, 533
failure to close gates 519
interference with lights, structures, roads, areas 517–518
prohibited entry to, activities in certain areas 201–204, 526–528
removal of sand, stone, shells, other material 525
use of certain equipment, combustible material 523
Marine Act 1988 106–108
Masters (def.) 103
Moorings See Berthing and mooring
Navigation and navigation aids 200, 520
Officers of port managers
identification 219
powers, duties, functions regarding
anchoring 303
directions to leave, cease activities 529–530, 533
entry to, activities in certain areas 526
inspection of authorities 218
recovery of fallen cargo 323
removal, moving of vehicles 532
removal, moving of vessels, cargo 324–325, 531
Oily waste 103, 200, 514
Police
powers, duties regarding
directions to leave, cease activities 529–530, 533
inspection of authorities 218
removal, moving of vehicles 532
removal, moving of vessels 531
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powers, functions duties regarding
anchoring 303
areas set aside 200–201, 203, 205
authorities 212–215, 218
directions to leave, cease activities 529–530, 533
recovery of fallen cargo 323
removal, moving of vehicles 532
removal, moving of vessels, cargo 324–325, 531
Prohibited activities 201–202, 526, 528
Recreational activities 501–506
Regulations
authorising provision 101
commencement 102
consistency with provisions of Marine Act 1988 106–108
consistency with regulations made under Crown
Land (Reserves) Act 1978 105
exemptions 104
objective 100
Smoking 201–202
Swimming and snorkelling 200, 502
Trading vessels 103, 307, 308
See also Cargo
Vehicles
definition 103
directions to remove, move 532
parking, passage, use of 200, 400
prohibited entry to certain areas 526
Vessels
accidents 316
anchoring 302–303
areas set aside for activities, facilities related to 200
areas where landing, launching prohibited 201–202
firearms, explosives, fireworks on 313–314
prohibited entry to certain areas 526
removal, moving of 324–325, 531
removal of equipment, material used for cleaning 326
trespassing on 511
use of whistles, sirens, bells 315
See also Authorities; Berthing and mooring;
Fishing vessels; Trading vessels
Wharves
cleaning, removal of obstructions from 326
definition 103
removal, moving of goods from 324–325
See also Cargo
Wildlife 103, 509
Works 500
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