Terms used in this Act
3 Terms used in this Act
In this Act, subject to the context —
chief executive officer means the chief executive officer of the Department;
Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
Government means Her Majesty’s Government of Western Australia;
jetty includes —
any jetty, pier, wharf, quay, grid, slip, landing place, stage, platform (other than a platform that is a vessel for the purposes of the Western Australian Marine Act 1982) or similar structure, whether fixed or floating, erected or placed, wholly or in part, in, on or over any waters; and
any ramp which is or which may be used for the purpose of launching or landing a vessel;
officer means an officer of the department;
port authority means a port authority established under the Port Authorities Act 1999;
private jetty means a jetty used and maintained by any person not being a person representing or acting on behalf of the Government;
public jetty means any jetty the property of Her Majesty or vested in any person on behalf of Her Majesty;
vessel includes any ship, lighter, barge, boat, raft, or craft of whatsoever description and howsoever navigated.
[Section 3 amended: No. 35 of 1986 s. 3; No. 47 of 1993 s. 13(1); No. 14 of 1996 s. 4; No. 2 of 2019 s. 4.]
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