Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002
sec.12JPilotage service contracts
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sec.12J Pilotage service contracts
This section applies to a contract for services, entered into by the State for the supply of a pilotage service or pilotage services in 1 or more transferred pilotage areas, that was in force immediately before the transfer day. On the transfer day, to the extent the contract applies to a transferred pilotage area— the pilotage entity for the transferred pilotage area takes the place of the State as a party to the contract; and the contract may be enforced by or against the pilotage entity. Compensation is not recoverable from the State or anyone else in relation to the transfer from the State to the pilotage entity for each of the transferred pilotage areas of the rights and obligations under a contract to which this section applies. In this section— Bundaberg pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name. contract , for a contract that only partly relates to a pilotage service, means the part of the contract relating to the pilotage service. Gladstone pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name. pilotage entity , for a transferred pilotage area, means— for a transferred pilotage area that is Abbot Point pilotage area—Port of Townsville Limited; or for a transferred pilotage area that is Bundaberg pilotage area, Gladstone pilotage area or Rockhampton pilotage area—Gladstone ports entity; or otherwise—the responsible pilotage entity for the transferred pilotage area. Rockhampton pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name. s 12J ins 2013 No. 40 s 9 (sec.12J-ssec.1) This section applies to a contract for services, entered into by the State for the supply of a pilotage service or pilotage services in 1 or more transferred pilotage areas, that was in force immediately before the transfer day. (sec.12J-ssec.2) On the transfer day, to the extent the contract applies to a transferred pilotage area— the pilotage entity for the transferred pilotage area takes the place of the State as a party to the contract; and the contract may be enforced by or against the pilotage entity. (sec.12J-ssec.3) Compensation is not recoverable from the State or anyone else in relation to the transfer from the State to the pilotage entity for each of the transferred pilotage areas of the rights and obligations under a contract to which this section applies. (sec.12J-ssec.4) In this section— Bundaberg pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name. contract , for a contract that only partly relates to a pilotage service, means the part of the contract relating to the pilotage service. Gladstone pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name. pilotage entity , for a transferred pilotage area, means— for a transferred pilotage area that is Abbot Point pilotage area—Port of Townsville Limited; or for a transferred pilotage area that is Bundaberg pilotage area, Gladstone pilotage area or Rockhampton pilotage area—Gladstone ports entity; or otherwise—the responsible pilotage entity for the transferred pilotage area. Rockhampton pilotage area means the area of Queensland waters declared to be a compulsory pilotage area under TOMSA that is referred to by that name.