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Ports Management Act 2015
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24 Appointment of port enforcement officer
(1) The port operator of a designated port may appoint a person
employed by the operator to be a port enforcement officer for the
(2) A port operator may only appoint as a port enforcement officer a
person whom the operator is satisfied has appropriate skills and
knowledge to exercise the functions of such an officer.
(3) A port enforcement officer may resign by signed notice of
resignation given to the port operator.
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(4) 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 enforcement officer for the
(5) A notice under subsection (4) must be given immediately after the
event mentioned in that subsection occurs.