Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Act 1995. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision New South Wales Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish statutory State owned corporations to operate the State's port facilities in the major ports; to transfer waterways management and other marine safety functions to the Minister; to establish the Waterways Authority to exercise those waterways management functions; to provide for port charges, pilotage and other marine matters; to dissolve the Maritime Services Board and its subsidiaries; to repeal certain existing marine legislation and to amend other legislation; and for other purposes. Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Harbour Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The Act establishes port and navigation authorities, make provision with respect to certain matters relative to ports and navigation and creates certain offences and prescribes penalties. Sections 6 to 8 concern the establishment of Port Corporations as statutory State owned corporations. Such corporations shall be managed on a commercial basis. There is constituted by this Act a body corporate with the corporate name of the Waterways Authority (sect. 35). The Waterways Authority has the functions conferred or imposed on it by or under the marine legislation or any other Act or law. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Regulation 1997. Legislation | Australia | 1997 Keyword: Navigation, Harbour Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ports Corporatisation and Waterways Management Regulation 2002. Legislation | Australia | 2002 Keyword: Navigation, Harbour Source: FAO, FAOLEX