Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 (NSW)

Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 No 13

An Act to establish statutory State owned corporations to operate the State's port facilities in the major ports; to transfer waterways management and other marine safety functions to the Minister; to enable Transport for NSW to exercise those waterways management functions; to provide for port charges, pilotage and other marine matters; to dissolve the Maritime Services Board and its subsidiaries; to repeal certain existing marine legislation and to amend other legislation; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

2A Objectives of Act (1) The objectives of this Act are as follows— (a) to establish a statutory State owned corporation and provide a framework for the responsible and effective operation of port facilities in the State by the corporation, (b) to provide a framework for the responsible and effective operation of port facilities in the State by private port operators, (c) to promote competition and productivity in— (i) the operation of ports in the State, and (ii) the port-related supply chain, (d) to ensure the responsible and effective management of wharves, moorings and port facilities generally, (e) to ensure the safety, and the responsible and effective management, of waterways and waterways infrastructure, (f) to promote responsible approaches to the protection of the environment in connection with the operation and management of port facilities, wharves, moorings, maritime infrastructure and property, waterways and waterways infrastructure. (2) The objectives are also to be achieved by regulating the operation of ports in the State, waterways, waterways infrastructure and the port-related supply chain, including by establishing regulatory frameworks for— (a) port charges and a price monitoring scheme, and (b) safety and security at ports, including at private ports, and (c) managing wharves, moorings, and port facilities and infrastructure, and (d) managing maritime property and infrastructure, and (e) managing waterways and waterways infrastructure.