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Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995
sec.152If port authority has started to recover discharge expenses before commencement
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### sec.152 If port authority has started to recover discharge expenses before commencement
If, before the commencement of this section, a port authority started to recover discharge expenses under section 115 and the matter was not completed on the commencement, the port authority may continue to recover the discharge expenses under section 115 as if—
the section had not been amended; and
the definition administering authority had not been omitted by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 .
An appeal may be made by or against a port authority under section 116 as if that section had not been amended by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 if—
immediately before the commencement, an appeal may be made under section 116 by a person whose interests were affected by a decision under section 115; or
a person’s interests were affected by a decision under section 115 as in force immediately before the commencement because of subsection (1).
s 152 ins 2006 No. 21 s 44
(sec.152-ssec.1) If, before the commencement of this section, a port authority started to recover discharge expenses under section 115 and the matter was not completed on the commencement, the port authority may continue to recover the discharge expenses under section 115 as if— the section had not been amended; and the definition administering authority had not been omitted by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 .
(sec.152-ssec.2) An appeal may be made by or against a port authority under section 116 as if that section had not been amended by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 if— immediately before the commencement, an appeal may be made under section 116 by a person whose interests were affected by a decision under section 115; or a person’s interests were affected by a decision under section 115 as in force immediately before the commencement because of subsection (1).
- (a) the section had not been amended; and
- (b) the definition administering authority had not been omitted by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 .
- (a) immediately before the commencement, an appeal may be made under section 116 by a person whose interests were affected by a decision under section 115; or
- (b) a person’s interests were affected by a decision under section 115 as in force immediately before the commencement because of subsection (1).