Victorian Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PORT REFORMS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2022 (NO. 19 OF 2022)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT INTEGRATION ACT 2010

           Division 1--Ports Victoria amendments

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Divisions 3A and 3B of Part 6 repealed  
           --Divisions 3A and 3B of Part 6 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 are repealed.
   5.      New Division 3 of Part 6 inserted  
   6.      Determination of initial capital  
   7.      Capital  
   8.      Repayment of capital  
   9.      Annual report  
   10.     Corporate plan  
   11.     Corporate plan to be followed  
   12.     Board of directors to give notice of significant events  
   13.     New Part 13 inserted  

           Division 2--Further Ports Victoria amendments

   14.     Functions of Ports Victoria—pilotage services  
   15.     Functions of Ports Victoria—towage service  

           Division 3--Port reform amendments

   16.     Definitions  
   17.     Heading to Division 3C of Part 6 amended  
   18.     Establishment of Port of Hastings Development Authority  
   19.     Port of Hastings Development Authority not to represent the Crown  
   20.     Object of Port of Hastings Development Authority  
   21.     Functions of Port of Hastings Development Authority  
   22.     Acquisition or disposal of land by Port of Hastings Development Authority to be subject to consultation with the Secretary and approval by Minister  
   23.     Public interest functions  

           Division 4--Restructuring Orders

   24.     Transport Restructuring Orders—general provisions  
   25.     New section 65DA inserted  
   26.     Statute law revision  

           Division 5--Other amendments

   27.     Liability of the Secretary for loss or expense as a consequence of entering land  
   28.     Liability of the Head, Transport for Victoria for loss or expense as a consequence of entering land  
   29.     Licensing of Crown land by Victorian Rail Track  
   30.     Delegation by Director, Transport Safety  
   31.     Statute law revision  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF PORT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995

           Division 1--Towage reforms

   32.     Part 4A substituted  

           Division 2--Pilotage related amendments

   33.     New Part 4B inserted  

           Division 3--Ports Victoria related amendments

   34.     Definitions  
   35.     Owner of vessel or cargo  
   36.     Subsidiary  
   37.     Accountability for damage  
   38.     Liability of certain persons  
   39.     Price regulation  
   40.      Exemption from obtaining a licence for provision of prescribed services  
   41.     Power to reserve unalienated Crown land for the purposes of the port of Melbourne  
   42.     Station Pier land deemed to be reserved land  
   43.     Powers of Ports Victoria in relation to reserved Crown land  
   44.     Definitions for Part 5—Port fees  
   45.     Designated State port entities and approved wharfage fees and channel fees  
   46.     Channel fees  
   47.     Payment of wharfage and channel fees  
   48.     Interest on overdue payments for wharfage and channel fees  
   49.     Security for payment of wharfage and channel fees  
   50.     Liability of current owners and agents for channel fees  
   51.     Waiver or refund of wharfage or channel fees  
   52.     Definitions for Part 5A—Powers to restrict access to areas  
   53.     Making of a declaration of restricted access area  
   54.     Pollution abatement by Ports Victoria  
   55.     Recovery of costs of clean up by Ports Victoria  
   56.     Hazardous port activity notice  
   57.     Definitions for Division 4 of Part 5B—Abandoned or unclaimed goods or things  
   58.     Offence to leave things in port waters or on port land  
   59.     New heading to Division 1 of Part 6 inserted  
   60.     New Division 2 of Part 6 inserted  
   61.     Power to prosecute  

           Division 4--Other port reform amendments

   62.     General powers of port managers  
   63.     New section 44BA inserted  
   64.     Charges  
   65.     Definitions for Part 6B—Port Development Strategy  
   66.     New section 91JA inserted  
   67.     New Part 18 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010

           Division 1--Harbour master and pilotage services amendments

   68.     New section 171A  
   69.     Imposition or variation of condition of a harbour master licence by Safety Director  
   70.     Power of harbour masters to give written and oral directions  
   71.     Offence to fail to comply with direction or obstruct, harbour master  
   72.     Application for registration as a pilotage services provider  

           Division 2--Other amendments

   73.     Definitions  
   74.     Certain entities must engage harbour masters  
   75.     Authorisation to act as assistant harbour master  
   76.     Schedule 1—Particular powers of the Safety Director  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF RAIL MANAGEMENT ACT 1996

   77.     Initial specification of rail access maximum prices  
   78.     Annual changes in rail access maximum prices  
   79.     Increase in maximum prices at request of access provider  
   80.     Rail access agreement content order  
   81.     When rail access arrangements take effect  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF TOURIST AND HERITAGE RAILWAY ACT 2010

   82.     Prescribed fee for a registration application  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF TRANSPORT (SAFETY SCHEMES COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) ACT 2014

   83.     Definitions  
   84.     Functions and powers  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987

   85.     Schedule 1—Borrowing and investment powers of an authority  

           Division 2--Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987

   86.     Delegation of powers and functions  

           Division 3--Delivering Victorian Infrastructure (Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction) Act 2016

   87.     Definitions  

           Division 4--Docklands Act 1991

   88.     Definitions  
   89.     Transport and port facilities  
   90.     Docklands may become or cease to be a port  

           Division 5--Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

   91.     Consultation on an alarm of fire  

           Division 6--Land Act 1958

   92.     Crown property in bed and banks of certain watercourses  

           Division 7--Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988

   93.     Definitions  

           Division 8--Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021

   94.     Statute law revision  

           Division 9--Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983

   95.     Appointment of a port safety officer for the port of Melbourne  

           Division 10--Treasury Corporation of Victoria Act 1992

   96.     Definitions for Part 3A—Financial obligations of public authorities  
   97.     Schedule 1—Public authorities  

   PART 9--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   98.     Repeal of this Act  
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