Victorian Consolidated Regulations

PORT MANAGEMENT (LOCAL PORTS) REGULATIONS 2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Certain regulations and other instruments prevail  
   7.      Harbour master's directions prevail  
   8.      Liability for offences  

   PART 2--POWERS OF PORT MANAGERS

           Division 1--General set aside determinations

   9.      Application of Division  
   10.     Activities in and access to areas set aside  
   11.     Temporary prohibition of access in certain circumstances  

           Division 2--Set aside determinations for specific purposes

   12.     Berthing, mooring and anchoring  
   13.     Management of cargo  

           Division 3--Conditions, notifications and record-keeping requirements

   14.     Set aside determinations subject to conditions  
   15.     Port manager to maintain records of set aside determinations  
   16.     Notice requirements for set aside determinations  

           Division 4--Permits

   17.     Permits to carry out certain activities or access  
   18.     Offence not to comply with permit  
   19.     Purpose of permit not to be detrimental  
   20.     Suspension of permit  
   21.     Cancellation or variation of permit  
   22.     Permit to be in possession of holder  
   23.     Person to produce permit for inspection on request  

           Division 5--Identification of delegates of the port manager

   24.     Identity cards  

   PART 3--MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL PORTS

           Division 1--General set aside determination offences

   25.     Offence to interfere with permitted activity  
   26.     Offence to engage in prohibited or restricted activity  
   27.     Offence to enter or remain in area where access prohibited  

           Division 2--Berthing, mooring and anchoring offences

   28.     Vessel to be berthed, moored or anchored in accordance with determination  
   29.     Offence to install or use unapproved mooring  
   30.     Vessel not to be berthed or moored in prohibited area  
   31.     Vessel not to be berthed or moored in permit-only area without permit  
   32.     Vessel not to be anchored in mooring area  
   33.     Time limit on berthing and mooring  
   34.     Vessel to be securely berthed, moored or anchored  
   35.     Vessels not to lie alongside in berthing areas unless directed  
   36.     Free access to and from berthed vessel  
   37.     Offence to leave vessel unattended by person authorised to act as master  

           Division 3--Cargo management offences

   38.     Cargo not to be managed in prohibited area  

           Division 4--Vessel management offences

   39.     Reporting of incidents involving hazardous port activities  
   40.     Refuelling of vessels  
   41.     Use of propellers  
   42.     Storage of equipment and other items  

           Division 5--Vehicle management offences

   43.     Vehicle entry restricted  

           Division 6--Vessels, goods and other thing left unattended

   44.     Offence to leave unattended vessel, goods or other thing or to cause obstruction  
   45.     Direction to move vessel, goods or other thing  
   46.     Removal of vessel, goods or other thing  
   47.     Disposal of vessel, goods or other thing  

   PART 4--ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL PORTS

           Division 1--Regulated activities

   48.     Work in a local port  
   49.     Camping  
   50.     Jumping and diving  
   51.     Swimming and other in-water activities  
   52.     Fishing-related activities  
   53.     Retrieval of fishing rods and fishing lines when vessel approaching wharf  
   54.     Commercial activities  
   55.     Organised activities  
   56.     Interference with vessel moorings  
   57.     Interference with property or infrastructure of port manager  
   58.     Trespassing on vessels  
   59.     Fireworks and other explosives  
   60.     Leaving or depositing of litter and other waste  
   61.     Interference with safety equipment  
   62.     Damage or obstruction to, or interference with, roads, gates and other areas  
   63.     Certain gates to be kept closed  
   64.     Hindrance or danger to navigation  
   65.     Lighting of fires  

           Division 2--Directions

   66.     Directions to person causing interference etc.  

   PART 5--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONALS

   67.     Existing authorities taken to be valid permits  
   68.     Existing set aside determinations taken to continue  
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