Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
80Notice of change in service charges
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80 Notice of change in service charges
80 Notice of change in service charges
(1) The port operator of a port must give notice of any proposed change in the port operator’s service charges (whether the change is a variation of an existing charge, the imposition of a new charge or the removal of an existing charge).
(2) The notice of a proposed change in service charges must be given in the following manner and at the following times—
(a) notice of the change must be given to the Minister in writing at least 40 business days before the change is proposed to be made,
(b) notice of the change must be published on the port operator’s website in a prominent position in a publicly accessible part of the website at least 20 business days before the change is proposed to be made.
(3) The notice of a proposed change in a service charge must separately identify each charge to which the change relates and provide the following information about the charge—
(a) the basis on which the amount of the charge is calculated including (in the case of a charge payable on a unit basis such as a unit of vessel cargo capacity or vessel gross tonnage) the unit on which the charge is imposed,
(b) the reason for the change (in the case of a variation of an existing charge),
(c) if the change is the imposition of a new charge—the information required for a new charge under this section.
(4) The information required for a new charge (other than a port infrastructure charge under Division 6A of Part 5) is as follows—
(a) the purpose and function of the charge,
(b) the basis on which the amount of the charge has been calculated,
(c) the persons who will be required to pay the charge.
(5) The information required for a new charge that is a port infrastructure charge under Division 6A of Part 5 is as follows—
(a) details of the port infrastructure project to which the proposed charge relates,
(b) the basis on which the amount of the charge has been calculated,
(c) the persons who will be required to pay the charge,