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Port Management Act 1995
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91N Ministerial directions
(1) If a relevant port authority fails to prepare and submit a Port Development Strategy in accordance with section 91K, the Minister may, by notice in writing to the relevant port authority, direct that a Port Development Strategy for the relevant commercial trading port must be prepared and submitted within the time fixed by the Minister in the direction being at least 3 months after the date of the direction.
(2) A relevant port authority must comply with a direction given to the relevant port authority under subsection (1).
1. 240 penalty units.
(3) If the Minister is of the opinion that the Port Development Strategy submitted by a relevant port authority—
(a) has not been prepared in accordance with the guidelines; or
(b) does not include the matters referred to in section 91K—
the Minister may, by notice in writing to the relevant port authority, direct the relevant port authority to amend and resubmit a Port Development Strategy within the time fixed by the Minister in the direction being at least 3 months after the date of the direction.
(4) A relevant port authority must comply with a direction given to the relevant port authority under subsection (3).
1. 240 penalty units.
Pt 6C (Heading and ss 91O–91V) inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 156.