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DELIVERING VICTORIAN INFRASTRUCTURE (PORT OF MELBOURNE LEASE TRANSACTION) ACT 2016 (NO. 10 OF 2016)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Meaning of port assets  
   5.      Meaning of transfer  
   6.      Words and expressions defined in Corporations Act  
   7.      Associated assets  
   8.      Functions for the purposes of an authorised transaction  
   9.      Act to bind the Crown  
   10.     Extraterritorial operation of Act  

   PART 2--AUTHORISED TRANSACTIONS

           Division 1--Transfer of port assets

   11.     Authorised transfer of port assets  
   12.     Proceeds of transaction  

           Division 2--The Victorian Transport Fund

   13.     Victorian Transport Fund  
   14.     Payments into the Fund  
   15.     Payments out of the Fund  
   16.     Delegation of power to authorise payments  

   PART 3--FACILITATING AUTHORISED TRANSACTIONS

           Division 1--Premier's functions

   17.     Premier's functions  
   18.     Manner of effecting authorised transaction  

           Division 2--Functions of the Port Corporation

   19.     Additional functions of the Port Corporation  
   20.     Direction and control of the Port Corporation  
   21.     Immunity of directors and officers of the Port Corporation  

           Division 3--Transaction entities

   22.     Establishment of statutory corporations as transaction entities  
   23.     Establishment of companies as transaction entities  
   24.     Designation of subsidiary company of the Port Corporation as transaction entity  
   25.     Transaction entity does not represent the State  
   26.     Functions of transaction entities  
   27.     Direction and control of transaction entities  
   28.     Immunity of directors and officers of transaction entity  

   PART 4--ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF PORT ASSETS

           Division 1--Transfer orders

   29.     Making of transfer orders  
   30.     Vesting of assets, rights and liabilities in transferee  
   31.     Terms and conditions of transfer order  
   32.     Consideration for vesting  
   33.     Transfer subject to encumbrances  
   34.     Substitution of party to agreement  
   35.     Transfer of interests in land  
   36.     Transfer of rights and interests in vehicles and recreational vessels  
   37.     Confirmation of vesting  
   38.     Determinations by Premier  
   39.     Amendment of Land Titles Register  
   40.     Amendment of VicRoads vehicles register  
   41.     Evidence  

           Division 2--Grant of relevant authorisations

   42.     Grant of relevant authorisations  

   PART 5--ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF PORT CORPORATION STAFF

   43.     Definitions  
   44.     Meaning of employment guarantee period  
   45.     Designation of a private sector employer  
   46.     Temporary transfers (secondments)  
   47.     Transfers to private sector employment of Port Corporation executive employees  
   48.     Limitation on changes to terms and conditions of transferred employees  
   49.     Continuity of entitlements of transferred employees  

   PART 6--CROWN LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF AUTHORISED TRANSACTIONS

           Division 1--Application of Part

   50.     Land Acts and certain land provisions do not apply  

           Division 2--Removal of reservations on land

   51.     Revocation of reservations  
   52.     Revocation of reservations—part of reservation  
   53.     Effect of revocation of reservation  
   54.     Preservation of leases and licences  

           Division 3--Leasing and licensing of Crown land

   55.     Grant of lease or licence of Crown land for the purposes of an authorised transaction  

   PART 7--GENERAL

           Division 1--General matters relating to authorised transactions

   56.     Severance of fixtures  
   57.     Protection of contractual and other obligations  
   58.     Compensation not payable  
   59.     Port of Melbourne leases  

           Division 2--Compensation payments under authorised transaction related agreements or deeds

   60.     Definitions  
   61.     Meaning of Port Growth Regime payment provision  
   62.     Meaning of Port Growth Regime waiver provision  
   63.     Relevant legislation for the purposes of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001  
   64.     Ministerial guidelines about capacity expansion proposals  
   65.     Compensation not payable or capped in certain cases  
   66.     Approval of material increases in capacity for the handling of international containers at the port of Melbourne  
   67.     Application  
   68.     Application for certification  
   69.     Decision on certification by Commission  
   70.     Inquiries for the purposes of decisions on certification  
   71.     Draft report to be provided to applicant  
   72.     Least cost capacity expansion principles Order  
   73.     When a least cost capacity expansion principles Order takes effect  
   74.     Limitation on amending or revoking a least cost capacity expansion principles Order  
   75.     Circumstances in which a least cost capacity expansion principles Order may be amended  
   76.     Circumstances in which a least cost capacity expansion principles Order may be wholly revoked  

           Division 3--Operation of other laws

   77.     Excluded matter for Corporations Act  
   78.     State taxes and fees  
   79.     Application of Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987  
   80.     Operation of Public Administration Act 2004  
   81.     Operation of State Owned Enterprises Act 1992  
   82.     Operation of Transport Integration Act 2010  
   83.     No land tax is payable  
   84.     Rates under Local Government Act 1989  
   85.     Inconsistency with prescribed legislation  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   86.     Delegation  
   87.     Orders  

           Division 5--Regulations

   88.     Regulations  

   PART 8--TRANSACTION-RELATED AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Transport Integration Act 2010

   89.     Definition  
   90.     Object of Port of Melbourne Corporation  
   91.     Functions of Port of Melbourne Corporation  
   92.     New section 141EA inserted  
   93.     Dredging by Port of Melbourne Corporation  

           Division 2--Amendment of Port Management Act 1995

   94.     Definitions  
   95.     Owner of vessel or cargo  
   96.     New section 4A inserted  
   97.     Accountability for damage  
   98.     Liability of certain persons  
   99.     New section 44H substituted and new sections 44HAA and 44HA inserted  
   100.    Notice of annual licence fee  
   101.    Method of payment of annual licence fee  
   102.    New sections 44M and 44N inserted  
   103.    Definitions  
   104.    Application of Part  
   105.    New section 48 substituted and new section 48A inserted  
   106.    Price regulation—prescribed services  
   107.    New Division 2 of Part 3 inserted  
   108.    New Divisions 2A to 2D of Part 3 inserted  
   109.    New Division 3 heading substituted  
   110.    New section 53 substituted  
   111.    General power to make determinations  
   112.    New Division heading inserted  
   113.    New section 54A inserted  
   114.    Standards and conditions of service and supply  
   115.    New Division heading inserted  
   116.    Division 5 of Part 3 substituted  
   117.    New Division 6 of Part 3 inserted  
   118.    Towage requirements determination  
   119.    Process for making a towage requirements determination  
   120.    Determination of towage conditions  
   121.    Limitation on making towage conditions determinations  
   122.    Process for making towage conditions determination  
   123.    New sections 74AA and 74AB inserted  
   124.    Wharfage fees—port of Melbourne  
   125.    Channel fees  
   126.    Payment of wharfage and channel fees  
   127.    Interest on overdue payments  
   128.    Security for payment of wharfage and channel fees  
   129.    Liability of current owners and agents  
   130.    Waiver or refund of wharfage or channel fees  
   131.    Definitions for the purposes of Part 5A  
   132.    Making a declaration of restricted access area  
   133.    Effect of declaration  
   134.    Pollution abatement by Port of Melbourne Corporation  
   135.    New section 88JA inserted  
   136.    Recovery of costs of clean up by Port of Melbourne Corporation  
   137.    New section 88KA inserted  
   138.    Hazardous port activity notice  
   139.    New section 88P substituted  
   140.    Removal of things  
   141.    Powers when moving things  
   142.    Requirement to make enquiries as to owner of thing  
   143.    Disposal of thing  
   144.    Recovery of costs  
   145.    Payment of compensation  
   146.    Proceeds of disposal where owner not located  
   147.    New Part 5C inserted  
   148.    New section 91BA inserted  
   149.    Port manager's responsibilities for management plans  
   150.    Safety and environment management plans  
   151.    Audits of compliance  
   152.    Ministerial directions  
   153.    Reporting  
   154.    Definitions for the purposes of Part 6B  
   155.    Port Development Strategy  
   156.    New Part 6C inserted  
   157.    Regulations  

           Division 3--Amendment of Marine Safety Act 2010

   158.    Definitions  
   159.    Principle of shared responsibility  
   160.    New Part 2.2A inserted  
   161.    New section 200 substituted  
   162.    Offence to fail to comply with standard determined under this Part  
   163.    New Part 5.2A inserted  
   164.    Provision or maintenance of navigation aids by Safety Director  
   165.    Recovery of costs  
   166.    Acquisition of land  

           Division 4--Amendment of Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988

   167.    Definitions  

           Division 5--Amendment of Essential Services Commission Act 2001

   168.    Definitions  
   169.    Order declaring a regulated industry  
   170.    Right of appeal  
   171.    Appeal panel  

           Division 6--Amendment of Land Act 1958

   172.    Definitions for the purposes of Part XII  
   173.    Crown property in beds and banks of certain watercourses  

           Division 7--Repeal of amending Part

   174.    Repeal of amending Part  

   PART 9--PORT OF MELBOURNE CORPORATION NAME CHANGE AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Transport Integration Act 2010

   175.    Definitions  
   176.    Division heading substituted  
   177.    Port of Melbourne Corporation name change to Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne)  

           Division 2--Consequential amendments

   178.    Reference to Port of Melbourne Corporation  
   179.    Consequential amendments  

           Division 3--Repeal of amending Part and Schedule 1

   180.    Repeal of amending Part and Schedule 1  
           SCHEDULE 1
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