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166 Access policies
(1) This section applies to an access policy approved under the former
Act that was the access policy of a private port operator
immediately before the commencement.
(2) On the commencement, the access policy is taken to be an access
policy approved under section 127 that:
(a) states that it nominally expires on 30 June 2022; and
(b) is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by
regulation.
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section 145
Reviewable decision Affected person
A decision by the regional harbourmaster
for a designated port to withhold an
approval under section 53(1) or impose a
condition on such an approval
The person seeking to do
the thing mentioned in
section 53(1)(a), (b) or (c)
A decision by the Minister to refuse an
application under section 54(1)
The applicant
section 55(1) to suspend or cancel a
licence under Part 6
The licence holder
A decision of a pilotage authority of a kind
mentioned in section 84(1)
The person to whom the
decision relates
section 89(1) to terminate, or suspend for a
specified period, the appointment of a
person as a pilotage services provider
The pilotage services
provider
section 89(3) to vary a condition of the
appointment of a person as a pilotage
services provider
The pilotage services
provider
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1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Ports Management Act 2015 (Act No. 11, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pt 14, div 1: nc (rep by Act No. 33, 2019 before comm); pt 15,
div 2: 1 July 2015; rem: 9 June 2015 (Gaz S57, 9 June 2015,
p 2)
Ports Management (Repeals and Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2015
(Act No. 12, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pt 4 (other than ss 52 and 54 to 56): 9 June 2015; ss 52 and
54 to 56: nc (Act rep by Act No. 20, 2020, before comm);
rem: 1 July 2015 (Gaz S57, 9 June 2015, p 2)
Statute Law Revision and Repeals Act 2019 (Act No. 33, 2019)
Assent date 6 November 2019
Commenced pts 2 and 3: 11 December 2019 (Gaz G50,
11 December 2019, p 2); rem: 7 November 2019 (s 2)
Local Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)
Assent date 13 December 2019
Commenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,
30 June 2021)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Local Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)
Assent date 25 May 2021
Commenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)
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Ports Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 20, 2020)
Assent date 1 July 2020
Commenced 30 July 2020 (Gaz G30, 29 July 2020, p 1)
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 1, 2022)
Assent date 1 March 2022
Commenced 4 May 2022 (Gaz S20, 29 April 2022)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 49, 63, 81, 86, 99, 107,
119, 131, 132, 135, 148, 149, 159, 160, 162 and 163.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 12, 2015, s 44; No. 20, 2020, s 4
s 20A ins No. 20, 2020, s 5
s 32 amd No. 20, 2020, s 6
s 38 amd No. 20, 2020, s 7
s 39 sub No. 20, 2020, s 8
s 40 amd No. 20, 2020, s 9
pt 5
div 3 hdg sub No. 20, 2020, s 10
ss 40A – 40B ins No. 20, 2020, s 10
s 40C ins No. 1, 2022, s 20
ss 41 – 43 sub No. 20, 2020, s 10
s 44 sub No. 20, 2020, s 10
amd No. 1, 2022, s 21
s 44A ins No. 20, 2020, s 10
amd No. 1, 2022, s 22
ss 44B – 44C ins No. 20, 2020, s 10
s 50 amd No. 20, 2020, s 11
s 51 amd No. 20, 2020, s 12
s 52 amd No. 20, 2020, s 13
pt 5
div 6 hdg amd No. 20, 2020, s 14
s 53 amd No. 12, 2015, s 45; No. 20, 2020, s 15
s 59 amd No. 20, 2020, s 16
s 62 amd No. 20, 2020, s 17
s 63 amd No. 20, 2020, s 18
s 64 amd No. 20, 2020, s 19
s 67 amd No. 20, 2020, s 20
s 73 amd No. 20, 2020, s 21
s 76 amd No. 12, 2015, s 46
s 87 amd No. 12, 2015, s 47
s 96 amd No. 12, 2015, s 48
s 101 amd No. 20, 2020, s 42
s 104 amd No. 20, 2020, s 42
s 108 amd No. 12, 2015, s 49
s 118 sub No. 20, 2020, s 22
s 119 amd No. 20, 2020, s 23
s 121 amd No. 20, 2020, s 24
s 123 amd No. 20, 2020, s 25
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s 124 amd No. 20, 2020, s 26
s 125 amd No. 20, 2020, s 27
s 126 amd No. 20, 2020, s 28
s 127 amd No. 20, 2020, s 29
s 128 amd No. 12, 2015, s 50
s 131 amd No. 20, 2020, s 30
s 132 amd No. 12, 2015, s 51; No. 20, 2020, s 31
s 134 amd No. 20, 2020, s 32
s 136 amd No. 20, 2020, s 33
s 137 amd No. 20, 2020, s 34
s 143 amd No. 20, 2020, s 42
s 146 amd No. 20, 2020, s 35
s 148 amd No. 20, 2020, s 36
s 149 amd No. 20, 2020, s 37; No. 39, 2019, s 370
pt 13
div 5A hdg ins No. 20, 2020, s 38
s 153A ins No. 20, 2020, s 38
s 155 amd No. 12, 2015, s 53; No. 20, 2020, s 39
s 156 exp No. 11, 2015, s 156(3)
pt 14
div 1 hdg rep No. 33, 2019, s 52
s 157 rep No. 33, 2019, s 52
pt 14
div 3 hdg ins No. 20, 2020, s 40
ss 164 – 166 exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
ins No. 20, 2020, s 40
pt 15 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
div 1 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
div 2 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
div 2
sdiv 1 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
ss 167 – 172 exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
div 2
sdiv 2 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
ss 173 – 196 exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
div 3 hdg exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
s 197 exp No. 11, 2015, s 197
sch 1 amd No. 12, 2015, s 57; No. 20, 2020, s 41
sch 2 rep No. 33, 2019, s 52