Western Australian Current Regulations

HAMERSLEY IRON (PORT OF DAMPIER) BY-LAWS - REG 59

59 .         Discharge of garbage, oil, other offensive matter and ballast

        (1)         No person shall in a berthing area from a wharf or port installation or a vessel occupying a berth by any means whatsoever deposit discharge or permit to fall into the water (other than at a place designated for that purpose by the Marine Manager) any rubbish, garbage, ashes, mud, oil, oily water, oil sludge, oil refuse, oily bilge water or other similar or offensive matter if the same would or would be likely to interfere or inconvenience any shipping using any wharf or port installation or to interfere with the use by any such shipping of any wharf or port installation or to damage or soil any wharf or port installation or other property of the Company.

        (2)         No person shall without the written permission of the Marine Manager deposit any ballast, rock, stone, slate, shingle, gravel, sand, earth, cinders, rubbish, filth or any other article or substance whatsoever on any wharf or port installation or other property of the Company.

        (3)         Any person contravening this by‑law or who is responsible for any such contravention shall reimburse the Company for any expense incurred by it in remedying the situation caused by such contravention.

        (4)         Nothing in this by‑law shall derogate from the operation of any other of these by‑laws.