Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE POLLUTION) ACT 1995 - SECT 150

150 Emergency response powers under pt 12, div 6

(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this section, a port authority had prime responsibility for a discharge as mentioned in section 93(3) as in force immediately before the commencement—

(a) the port authority continues to have the prime responsibility; but

(b) the State may assume prime responsibility in the way stated in section 93(4) as in force immediately before the commencement as if that subsection had not been omitted by the Maritime and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006 .

(2) A declaration under   section 94(1), as in force immediately before the commencement, is not affected only because the declaration could not be made under section 94(1) after the commencement.