8Port cargo access charges

8 Port cargo access charges

8 Port cargo access charges

A person who is required to pay a port cargo access charge must, at the time the relevant port authority requires, give the relevant port authority the following information—

(a) the name and address of the person making the payment,

(b) the name of the vessel from or on to which the cargo has been or is to be discharged or loaded,

(c) the site at which the discharge or loading of cargo took place or is to take place,

(d) a description of the cargo,

(e) the nature and number of the packages, cases or other receptacles in which the cargo is enclosed, whether or not the receptacles are carried in a container,

(f) the identifying marks and numbers of the receptacles as shown on each bill of lading for the cargo,

(g) if the cargo is carried in a container, the identifying marks and number on the container,

(h) the mass and volume of the cargo in cubic metres or kilolitres,

(i) the number of each bill of lading that has been or is to be issued for the cargo,

(j) other information about the payment of the port cargo access charge that the relevant port authority reasonably requests.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.