Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts In this Act, subject
to the context —
chief executive officer means the chief executive
officer of the Department;
Department means the department of the Public
Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
Government means Her Majesty’s Government of
Western Australia;
jetty includes —
(a) any
jetty, pier, wharf, quay, grid, slip, landing place, stage, platform (other
than a platform that is a vessel for the purposes of the
Western Australian Marine Act 1982 ) or similar structure, whether fixed or
floating, erected or placed, wholly or in part, in, on or over any waters; and
(b) any
ramp which is or which may be used for the purpose of launching or landing a
vessel;
officer means an officer of the department;
port authority means a port authority established
under the Port Authorities Act 1999 ;
private jetty means a jetty used and maintained by
any person not being a person representing or acting on behalf of the
Government;
public jetty means any jetty the property of Her
Majesty or vested in any person on behalf of Her Majesty;
vessel includes any ship, lighter, barge, boat,
raft, or craft of whatsoever description and howsoever navigated.
[Section 3 amended: No. 35 of 1986 s. 3; No. 47 of
1993 s. 13(1); No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 2 of 2019 s. 4.]