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91J Definitions
***direction*** means a direction issued by the Minister under section 91N;
***guidelines*** means guidelines made under section 91M;
***Port Development Strategy*** means a Port Development Strategy for each commercial trading port prepared under this Part;
***port land owner*** means—
(a) the owner of the land where the relevant commercial trading port is located; or
(b) if there is more than one owner of the land where the relevant commercial trading port is located, the owner of the land that comprises the largest single area of land on which the relevant commercial trading port is located;
S. 91J def. of *relevant port authority* amended by Nos 45/2010 s. 40, 38/2011 s. 34, 54/2012 s. 15, 10/2016 s. 154, 19/2022 s. 65.
***relevant port authority*** means—
(a) in the case of the port of Melbourne, the port of Melbourne operator;
(b) in the case of the port of Hastings, the Port of Hastings Development Authority;
(ba) in the case of a commercial trading port in relation to which an Order under section 91JA is in force, the entity declared to be the relevant port authority by that Order;
(c) in the case of any other commercial trading port, the port land owner.
S. 91JA inserted by No. 19/2022 s. 66.
91JA Minister may declare entity to be relevant port authority
(1) The Minister, by Order published in the Government Gazette, may declare that an entity specified in the Order is on and after a date specified in the Order the relevant port authority for a specified commercial trading port.
(2) On and from the commencement of this section—
(a) an Order is taken to be in force under subsection (1) declaring Geelong Port Pty Ltd (ABN 50 003 996 594) to be the relevant port authority for the port of Geelong and the Order may be amended or revoked at any time by the Minister; and
(b) an Order is taken to be in force under subsection (1) declaring Port of Portland Pty Ltd (ABN 37 072 507 012) to be the relevant port authority for the port of Portland and the Order may be amended or revoked at any time by the Minister.
S. 91K inserted by No. 17/2009 s. 9.