(1) Subject to subsection (2), a port manager may move any thing or cause any thing to be moved from a relevant port if—
(a) the thing has been left unattended at the relevant port for more than one month; and
(b) the identity or location of the owner of the thing cannot be established or the port manager reasonably believes that the owner of the property will not move the property.
(2) A port manager may immediately remove a thing from a port if—
(a) the port manager is of the opinion that the thing has been left unattended at the relevant port and—
(i) is causing an impediment to the operations of the port; or
(ii) is causing an environmental hazard to the port; or
(iii) is a risk to the safety or security of the port or port operations; or
(iv) is a danger to public health; and
(b) the identity or location of the owner of the thing cannot be established or the port manager reasonably believes that the owner of the property will not move the property.
S. 88R inserted by No. 93/2009 s. 12.