Liability for movement of ships, vehicles, goods or rolling stock
281D Liability for movement of ships, vehicles, goods or rolling stock
This section applies if a port authority or port operator incurs an expense because an authorised officer of the port authority or port lessor moves, or takes a step to move, a ship, a vehicle, goods or rolling stock under part 3B.
The amount of the expense, to the extent that the amount is reasonable, is a debt owing to the port authority or port operator by—
for a ship or goods—the persons who are liable for a charge payable in relation to the ship or goods; or
for a vehicle or rolling stock—the owner and driver of the vehicle or rolling stock.
The liability of persons mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b) is joint and several.
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