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Port Management Act 1995
Subdiv 4Competitively neutral pricing principles Order 83
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Subdivision 4—Competitively neutral pricing principles Order 83
49ZC Competitively neutral pricing principles Order 83
49ZD General powers in relation to competitively neutral pricing principles Order 83
49ZE When a competitively neutral pricing principles Order takes effect 84
49ZF Limitation on amending or revoking a competitively neutral pricing principles Order 84
49ZG Circumstances in which a competitively neutral pricing principles Order may be amended 84
49ZH Circumstances in which a competitively neutral pricing principles Order may be wholly revoked 84
Division 3—General economic regulation powers 85
53 Conduct of inquiries 85
54 General power to make determinations 88
Division 3A—Service quality monitoring 90
55 Standards and conditions of service and supply 90
Division 3B—Information requirements and information disclosure restrictions 91
56 Financial and business records 91
57 Restriction on disclosure of confidential information 93
Division 5—Port licences 97
63A Provision of prescribed services without licence prohibited 97
63B Exemptions for public sector entities that are not the port of Melbourne operator 97
63C Exemptions by Governor in Council 98
63D Application for port licence 98
63E Grant or refusal of application 99
63F Provisions relating to port licences 99
63G Gazettal requirement in relation to grant of port licence 100
63H Compliance with conditions of port licence 100
63I Variation of port licence 100
63J Revocation of port licence 101
63K Transfer of port licence—on application by port licence holder 101
63L Transfer of port licence—on Minister's initiative 102
Division 6—Other matters 102
63M Revocation of ESC Price Monitoring Determination when Pricing Order takes effect 102
Part 4—Reservation of land 103
Division 1—Reservation of land for the purposes of the port of Melbourne 103
64 Power to reserve unalienated Crown land for the purposes of the port of Melbourne 103
65 Station Pier land deemed to be reserved land 105
66 Powers of Ports Victoria in relation to reserved Crown land 105
Division 4—General 106
72 Registrar of Titles to amend records 106
73 Exemption from stamp duty and other taxes 106
Part 4A—Regulation of provision of towage services 107
Division 1—Preliminary 107
73A Definitions 107
Division 2—Towage service determination 108
73B Towage service determination 108
73C Process for making towage service determination 111
73D Entitlement to make submissions 111
Division 3—Licence required to provide towage service 112
73E What a towage service licence authorises 112
73F Offence to provide towage service without licence 112
Division 4—Licensing process 112
73G Application 112
73H Determination of application 113
73I Conditions of towage service licence 114
73J Compliance with licence conditions 114
73K Period a towage service licence is in effect 114
Division 5—Renewal of towage service licence 115
73L Application 115
73M Determination of application 116
73N Towage service licence may be renewed more than once 116
Division 6—Amendment of licence conditions 117
73O Ports Victoria may amend or remove conditions or impose new conditions 117
Division 7—Surrender of towage service licence 118
73P Surrender 118
Division 8—Disciplinary action 118
73Q When Ports Victoria may take disciplinary action against a licence holder 118
73R Disciplinary actions that may be taken in relation to towage service licence 118
73S Procedure for taking disciplinary action—show cause notice 119
73T Ports Victoria may extend time for making submissions in relation to show cause notices 119
73U Decision on taking disciplinary action 120
73V Effect of suspension of towage service licence 121
Division 9—Internal and VCAT review of decisions 121
Subdivision 1—Interpretation 121
73W Reviewable decisions 121
Subdivision 2—Internal review 123
73X Application for internal review 123
73Y Ports Victoria may stay operation of decision subject to application for internal review 123
73Z Determination of application for internal review 124
Subdivision 3—VCAT review 125
73ZA Review of Ports Victoria decisions by VCAT 125