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Port Management Act 1995
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Part 5—Port fees 136
74AA Definitions 136
74AB Designated State port entities and approved wharfage fees and channel fees 136
74 Wharfage fees—Port of Melbourne 137
74A Wharfage fees—Port of Hastings 139
75 Channel fees 140
78 Payment of wharfage and channel fees 143
79 Interest on overdue payments 144
80 Security for payment of wharfage and channel fees 145
81 Liability of current owners and agents 146
82 Waiver or refund of wharfage or channel fees 147
Part 5A—Powers to restrict access to areas 148
Division 1—Preliminary 148
83 Definitions 148
Division 2—Declaration of areas 150
84 Making a declaration of restricted access area 150
85 Effect of declaration 153
86 Provisions as to restricted access area declarations 154
87 Amendment or revocation of declaration 154
88 Publication of declaration 154
88A Operation of declaration where inconsistent with other powers 155
Division 3—Offences and other enforcement powers in relation to areas 155
88B Offence to enter restricted access area 155
88C Interference with activities 156
88D Offence not to give certain information to police when asked to do so 157
88E Warning to leave area 157
88F Powers to move vessels from areas 158
88G Certificates of authorisation 158
88H Certificate as evidence of area 158
Part 5B—Powers as to certain hazardous or polluting activities or things 159
Division 1—Preliminary 159
88I Definitions 159
Division 2—Pollution abatement 159
88J Pollution abatement by Ports Victoria 159
88JA Pollution abatement by port of Melbourne operator 160