(1) On receiving an application under section 73G, Ports Victoria may—
(a) approve the application and issue a towage service licence; or
(b) refuse the application.
(2) In making a decision under subsection (1), Ports Victoria—
(a) must have regard to whether the towage service described in the application meets requirements and standards set out in the towage service determination that applies to the provision of the towage service in the commercial trading port in which the towage service is proposed to be provided; and
(b) may have regard to any other matter that Ports Victoria considers relevant.
S. 73I substituted by No. 19/2022 s. 32.