Western Australian Current Regulations

NAVIGABLE WATERS REGULATIONS 1958 - REG 26

26 .         Cargo or property not to be left on jetties

            (a)         No property intended for shipment on to a vessel shall be placed on a jetty unless and until the vessel is alongside the jetty, and such property shall be removed from the jetty as soon as practicable after being placed thereon.

            (b)         Property unloaded from a vessel on to a jetty shall be removed from the jetty as soon as practicable.

            (c)         Property on a jetty shall be forthwith removed therefrom upon demand by an officer of the Department.

            (d)         Property left on a jetty shall be removed before the next sunrise.

            (e)         A person who leaves property or is in charge of property left on a jetty contrary to this regulation commits an offence.

            (f)         Property which remains on a jetty contrary to this regulation may be removed by an officer of the Department, and the cost of removal and of any subsequent storage of the property shall be deemed to be a debt to the State payable jointly and severally by the owner, consignor and consignee of the property, and may be recovered by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.

        [Regulation 26 amended: SL 2024/191 r. 10 and 41.]