Price regulation

In force

(1)

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001—

(a)

the port industry in a commercial trading port is a regulated industry;

(b)

the prices charged for the provision of, or in connection with, prescribed services in respect of the regulated industry, other than prescribed prices for prescribed services within the meaning of the Grain Handling and Storage Act 1995, are prescribed prices;

S. 49(c) amended by No. 63/2007 s. 8, substituted by No. 78/2011 s. 50.

(c)

the following are prescribed services—

S. 49(c)(i) substituted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(1).

(i)

the provision of channels (except anchorages) for use by shipping in port of Melbourne waters, including the Shared Channels used by vessels bound either for the port of Melbourne or for the port of Geelong and the Dedicated Channels used by vessels bound for the port of Melbourne;

S. 49(c)(ii) substituted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(1).

(ii)

the provision of berths, buoys or dolphins in connection with the berthing of vessels in the port of Melbourne;

S. 49(c)(iii) substituted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(1).

(iii)

the provision of short-term storage or cargo marshalling facilities in connection with the loading or unloading of vessels at berths, buoys or dolphins in the port of Melbourne;

S. 49(c)(iv) inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(1).

(iv)

the provision of access to, or allowing the use of, places or infrastructure (including wharves, slipways, gangways, roads and rail infrastructure) on port of Melbourne land for the provision of services to port users;

Examples

Tanker, wharf and water inspection services, and security services, are kinds of services that are provided to port users on port of Melbourne land.

S. 49(c)(v) substituted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(1).

(v)

any other service that is prescribed by the regulations.

S. 49(2) inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 106(2).

(2)

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001—

(a)

a granting of a lease or sublease by the port of Melbourne operator pursuant to which a person is permitted to provide any of the following in the port of Melbourne to other persons is not a prescribed service—

(i)

container terminal or stevedoring operations;

(ii)

automotive terminal or stevedoring operations;

(iii)

dry-bulk terminal or stevedoring operations;

(iv)

liquid-bulk terminal or stevedoring operations;

(v)

break-bulk terminal or stevedoring operations;

(vi)

an activity or operations specified in the regulations; and

S. 49(2)(b) amended by Nos 10/2016 s. 179(Sch. 1 item 7.4), 19/2022 s. 39.

(b)

the services described in subparagraphs (i) to (v) of subsection (1)(c) are not prescribed services if Ports Victoria provides those services.

Pt 3 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 50–52) amended by No. 51/1996 s. 8, repealed by No. 62/2001 s. 86(2)(b), new Pt 3 Div. 2 (Heading and ss 49A–49H) inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 107.

Regulations

This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations, specified in the regulations). Made under this Act:

Port Management (Local Ports) Regulations 2025 · under section 98
Port Management (Port of Melbourne Safety and Property) Regulations 2020 · under section 98
Port Management (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2022 · under section 98

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