22Appointment of port management officer

22 Appointment of port management officer (1) The port operator of a designated port may appoint a person employed by the operator to be a port management officer for the Ports Management Act 2015 15 (2) A port operator may only appoint as a port management officer a person whom the operator is satisfied has appropriate skills and knowledge to exercise the functions of such an officer. (3) A port management officer may resign by signed notice of resignation given to the port operator. (4) A port operator of a designated port must ensure that at least one person holds office as a port management officer for the port at any (5) A port operator of a designated port must give the regional harbourmaster for the port written notice of the name of any person who becomes, or ceases to be, a port management officer for the (6) A notice under subsection (5) must be given immediately after the event mentioned in that subsection occurs. (7) Despite subsection (1), in prescribed circumstances the port operator of a designated port may appoint a person employed or engaged by an entity specified in the regulations to be a port management officer for the port.