Harbours and Jetties Act 1928

CrestWestern Australia

Harbours and Jetties Act 1928

Western Australia

Harbours and Jetties Act 1928

Contents

1. Short title 1

2. Liability of owner or master in the case of a vessel under pilotage 1

Schedule — Acts under which owner or master is liable

Notes

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Western Australia

Harbours and Jetties Act 1928

An Act to amend the law relating to the liability of owners of ships for damage to harbours and jetties, and works connected therewith.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 1.

2. Liability of owner or master in the case of a vessel under pilotage

The owner of a vessel, and the master of a vessel, shall be answerable under the provisions of the Acts set out in the schedule to this Act, for any loss or damage caused by the vessel, or by any fault of the navigation of the vessel, notwithstanding that the vessel was in charge of a pilot and that pilotage was compulsory.

[Section 2 amended: No. 25 of 1940 s. 2; No. 74 of 2003 s. 63.]

Schedule — Acts under which owner or master is liable

[s. 2]

[Heading amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.]

The Jetties Act 1926 — Section 12.

The Port Authorities Act 1999 — Section 113.

[The Schedule amended: No. 5 of 1999 s. 21 and 22.]

Notes

1 This is a compilation of the Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.

Compilation table