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#### 71 Definitions
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> > (1) In this Part—
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> > pilotage means the conduct of a vessel by a pilot as follows—
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> > > (a) inward pilotage, that is, the pilotage of a vessel entering into a pilotage port from the time at which the vessel crosses the port limit until the vessel is at anchor or made fast to the shore,
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> > > (b) outward pilotage, that is, the pilotage of a vessel leaving a pilotage port from the time at which the vessel is no longer at anchor or made fast to the shore until the vessel is clear of the port limit,
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> > > (c) harbour pilotage, that is, the pilotage of a vessel being moved within a pilotage port from the time at which the vessel is no longer at anchor or made fast to the shore until the vessel is at anchor or made fast to the shore.
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> > pilotage port means (subject to subsection (2)) any of the following ports—
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> > > (a) Sydney Harbour,
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> > > (b) Botany Bay,
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> > > (c) Newcastle,
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> > > (d) Port Kembla,
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> > > (e) Yamba,
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> > > (f) Eden.
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> > pilotage service provider means—
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> > > (a) in relation to pilotage services provided by the Port Authority of New South Wales under an operating licence under Division 3 of Part 2 of the [Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-013)—that Authority (and, if those services are provided by way of a subsidiary, includes the subsidiary), or
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> > > (b) in relation to pilotage services provided by a contractor under a contract under section 26A of the [Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-013)—the contractor, or
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> > > (c) in relation to any other pilotage services—the Minister.
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> > subsidiary, in relation to the Port Authority of New South Wales, means a body corporate that would be a subsidiary (as determined by the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth) of that Authority if that Authority were a company.
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> > (2) The regulations may provide that any other port is a pilotage port for the purposes of this Part or that a port is no longer such a port.
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> **s 71:** Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.15 \[1\] \[2\]; 2006 No 84, Sch 2.8 \[3\]; 2008 No 59, Sch 1 \[40\]; 2016 No 55, Sch 3.20 \[2\] \[3\].