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Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995
85CUse of port facilities by vessels
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#### 85C Use of port facilities by vessels
85C Use of port facilities by vessels
> > (1) A person must not establish any port facilities for use by commercial vessels, foreign vessels or regulated Australian vessels in or in the vicinity of any pilotage port that affects the safety of navigation except in accordance with an approval from Transport for NSW or the Port Authority of New South Wales.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> > (2) A person must not permit any port facility that has not been used for the berthing, docking or mooring of a commercial vessel, foreign vessel or regulated Australian vessel for 2 years or more to be used except in accordance with an approval from Transport for NSW or the Port Authority of New South Wales.
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> > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> **ss 85C–85E:** Ins 2016 No 28, Sch 2 \[5\]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.74\[8\].