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Port Management Act 1995
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44H Liability to pay port licence fee 43
44HA Treasurer may require a one-off upfront licence fee for a period of up to 15 years instead of annual fees for that period 44
44I Amount of port licence fee 44
44J Calculation of port licence fee 45
44K Notice of annual licence fee 46
44L Method of payment of annual licence fee 47
44M Where are port licence fees to be paid? 47
44N Refund of upfront licence fee 48
Part 3—Regulation of port services 50
Division 1—Preliminary 50
45 Definitions 50
46 Construction of Part 54
47 Application of Part 54
48 Objectives of this Part 55
48A Commission must have regard to objectives of this Part 56
49 Price regulation 56
Division 2—Port of Melbourne Pricing Order 58
49A Pricing Order 58
49B General powers in relation to a Pricing Order 61
49C Pricing Order must be published in the Government Gazette 61
49D When Pricing Order takes effect 61
49E Limitation on amending or revoking a Pricing Order 61
49F Circumstances in which a Pricing Order may be amended 61
49G Circumstances in which a Pricing Order may be wholly revoked 62
49H Protected provisions cannot be revoked or amended etc. 62
Division 2A—Monitoring compliance with Pricing Order 63
49I Conduct of reviews into compliance with Pricing Order 63
49J Draft report to be provided to provider of prescribed services 65
49K Giving of show cause notice to non-compliant provider of prescribed services 65
49L Re-regulation recommendation 66
49M Undertakings 67
49N Enforcement of undertakings 68
Division 2B—Transitional enforcement regime for port of Melbourne operator 69
49O Application of Division 69
49P Enforcement of Pricing Order during Pricing Order transition period 69
Division 2C—Complaints in relation to provision of prescribed services 70
49Q Person provided prescribed services may complain to ESC in relation to the provision of such services 70
Division 2D—Competitive neutrality pricing 71
Subdivision 1—Preliminary 71
49R Definitions 71
49S Meaning of *accrual building block methodology* 74
49T Meaning of *State sponsored port* 76
49U Application 78
Subdivision 2—Competitive neutrality pricing obligations 78
49V State sponsored port operator must provide services at not less than competitively neutral prices 78
49W State sponsored port operator must publish relevant service prices 78
49X State sponsored port operator must keep records of relevant service prices 79
Subdivision 3—Investigation and enforcement of competitive neutrality pricing obligations 79
49Y Commission may be requested to inquire into relevant service prices 79
49Z Commission may conduct inquiry into relevant service prices 80
49ZA Commission may determine minimum competitively neutral price for relevant service 81
49ZB Enforcement of Commission determinations 81