88QRemoval of things

88Q Removal of things (1) A port manager may move any thing or cause any thing to be moved from a relevant port if the port manager has determined that the thing is an abandoned thing in accordance with section 88PA. (2) A port manager may immediately remove a thing from a port if— (a) the port manager is of the opinion that the thing has been left unattended at the relevant port and— (i) is causing an impediment to the operations of the port; or (ii) is causing an environmental hazard to the port; or (iii) is a risk to the safety or security of the port or port operations; or (iv) is a danger to public health; and (b) the port manager— (i) cannot establish both the identity and location of the owner of the thing; or (ii) reasonably believes that the owner will not move the thing. (3) A port manager when moving a thing under this section must move it to a place that the port manager reasonably believes is the nearest safe and convenient place. S. 88R inserted by No. 93/2009 s. 12, amended by Nos 10/2016 ss 141, 179(Sch. 1 item 7.32), 55/2017 s. 45, substituted by No. 25/2025 s. 32.