9Site occupation charges

9 Site occupation charges

9 Site occupation charges

(1) The occupier of a site who is required to pay a site occupation charge must, at the time the relevant port authority requires, give the relevant port authority the following information—

(a) the type of site sought and the purpose for which it is sought,

(b) the name of the vessel,

(c) the name and address of the owner of the vessel,

(d) the gross tonnage of the vessel,

(e) the total number of passengers arriving on the vessel,

(f) the date and time the site will be required,

(g) the expected duration for which the site will be required,

(h) the general nature of the cargo to be transferred,

(i) the intended daily hours of work.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) The occupier of a site who is required to pay a site occupation charge must, within 24 hours after vacating the site, give the relevant port authority the details of when the occupation of the site started and ended.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) The site occupation charge must be calculated by reference to whichever of the following methods the relevant port authority considers appropriate in the circumstances—

(a) the amount of time for which the site was reserved or occupied,

(b) the gross tonnage of the vessel,

(c) the amount of time for which the site was reserved or occupied and the gross tonnage of the vessel,

(d) the total number of passengers arriving on the vessel,

(e) the amount of time for which the site was reserved or occupied and the total number of passengers arriving on the vessel.

(4) For the purposes of this section—

(a) occupation of a site starts when the first cargo arrives at the site for loading onto the vessel or when the vessel arrives at the site, whichever occurs first, and