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Ports Management Act 2015
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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
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(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.