133EFunctions of Ports Victoria

133E Functions of Ports Victoria

(1) The functions of Ports Victoria are—

(a) to establish, provide, and maintain port systems and infrastructure for port land and port waters for which Ports Victoria is responsible; and

(b) to manage and develop, or enable and control the management and development of, port land and infrastructure for which Ports Victoria is responsible; and

(c) to provide navigational control and safety services in State waters other than port waters; and

(d) to establish and manage channels in the port waters of commercial trading ports; and

(e) to dredge and maintain, in accordance with standards determined under section 199 of the Marine Safety Act 2010, channels in the port waters of commercial trading ports; and

(f) to provide and maintain, in accordance with standards determined under section 199 of the Marine Safety Act 2010, navigation aids in connection with navigation in port land and port waters for which Ports Victoria is responsible; and

(g) to provide and maintain marine safety infrastructure in connection with port land and port waters for which Ports Victoria is responsible; and

(h) to generally direct and control the movement of vessels in port of Melbourne waters and regional port waters in accordance with the Marine Safety Act 2010; and

(i) to provide advice and information to port managers in relation to the integrated planning, development, management and promotion activities for ports; and

(j) to provide advice, guidance and expertise in relation to port and maritime issues to local port managers and waterway managers; and

(k) to engage harbour masters in accordance with the Marine Safety Act 2010; and

(l) to develop standards and codes for navigational safety in relation to the Victorian ports system; and

S. 133E(1)(la) inserted by No. 19/2022 s. 14.

(la) to license pilotage services providers in accordance with the Port Management Act 1995; and

(m) to promote the sustainable growth of trade carried out through the Victorian ports system; and

(n) to develop and facilitate the development of the cruise ship industry in Victoria; and

S. 133E(1)(na) inserted by No. 19/2022 s. 15.

(na) to licence towage service providers in accordance with the Port Management Act 1995; and

(o) any other function conferred on Ports Victoria by this or any other Act.

(2) Ports Victoria must ensure that a standard or code developed for the purposes of subsection (1)(l) is published on an Internet website maintained by Ports Victoria.