44AAppointment of port managers of local ports

44A Appointment of port managers of local ports

S. 44A(1) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 24(1).

(1) The Governor in Council may by Order published in the Government Gazette appoint as the port manager of a local port a committee of management of Crown land that is within the port.

S. 44A(2) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 24(2)(a).

(2) The Governor in Council, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may—

(a) revoke the appointment of a port manager of a local port;

S. 44A(2)(b) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 24(2)(b).

(b) if the name of a port manager changes, make corresponding amendments to the Order of appointment.

(3) A port manager for a local port has the following functions—

(a) to manage the operations of the port, particularly with respect to shipping and boating activities in the port, with a view to ensuring that those operations are carried out safely, efficiently and effectively;

(b) to provide, develop and maintain port facilities, including wharves, jetties, slipways, breakwaters, moorings, buildings and vehicle parks;

S. 44A(3)(c) amended by Nos 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 36.2) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 9.2).

(c) to provide, develop and maintain, in accordance with any relevant standards developed by Safe Transport Victoria, navigational aids in the port;

S. 44A(3)(d) amended by Nos 65/2010 s. 419(1), 25/2025 s. 24(3).

(d) to carry out the functions and powers of a waterway manager under the Marine Safety Act 2010 in respect of any State waters within the port, if the port manager is appointed as the waterway manager under that Act;

S. 44A(3)(e) amended by Nos 6/2010 s. 203(1)(Sch. 6 item 36.2) (as amended by No. 45/2010 s. 22), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 9.2).

(e) to provide, develop and maintain, in accordance with any relevant standards developed by Safe Transport Victoria, navigation channels in the port;

(f) to manage the operations of the port, and the construction and operation of port facilities and navigation channels in a manner that minimises the risk of environmental damage;

(g) to participate in the control of marine and land pollution in the port as a relevant statutory authority under the Victorian component of the National Plan to Combat Pollution of the Sea by Oil and Other Noxious and Hazardous Substances;

(h) to allocate and manage moorings and berths in the port;

(i) to exercise any other functions of the port manager of a local port under this or any other Act;

(j) to do anything else in relation to the port that is specified by Order of the Governor in Council under subsection (4).