Port Management Act 1995

A safety management plan and an environment management plan must—

identify by a description, map or plan the area or areas of the port lands and waters to which it applies;

identify the nature and extent of the safety or environmental hazards and risks (as the case requires) associated with the operation of the port;

assess the likely impact of those hazards and risks on the port and the surrounding area;

specify the measures and strategies to be implemented to prevent or reduce those hazards or risks;

nominate the person who is to be responsible for implementing those measures and strategies;

set out the processes to be followed to involve tenants, licensees and service providers in the port or part of the port with the implementation of the management plan;

set out the procedures to be followed for implementing, reviewing and revising the management plan;

set out those measures (if any) that the port manager intends to implement to eliminate or reduce the safety and environmental risks and hazards (as the case requires) of the port or part of the port;

set out the key performance indicators through which the port manager can assess the extent to which the implementation of the management plan achieves the safety and environment management planning objectives set out in section 91CA.

The safety management plan and the environment management plan for a port or part of a port must be prepared in accordance with this Part within 12 months after the declaration of the port or part of the port under section 6 or any later date that is fixed by the Minister with respect to the port or part of the port.

The safety management plan and the environment management plan for a port or part of a port must be prepared in accordance with any Ministerial guidelines under section 91G.