Liability for Vehicle Owners for Parking Offences
Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024
Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: The Hon John Graham MLC (ALP); Jo Haylen MP (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Alister Henskens LIB
“Returning to my contribution to debate on the Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024, I was saying nothing about anyone in particular. I was merely making a fairly uncontroversial proposition that our ports are critical to the economy of our State.”
Tim Crakanthorp ALP
“I speak in debate on the Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024. Unlike the member for Wahroonga, who is confused about the role of the Maritime Union of Australia and its representation, I will get back to the substance and content of the bill.”
Kobi Shetty GRN
“I speak on behalf of The Greens in debate on the Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024 and, in particular, the amendments moved by my colleagues in the other place, which the Opposition has foreshadowed it will seek to reverse. Those sensible amendments are reasonably supported by the Government.”
Anna Watson ALP
“I contribute to debate on the Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024. I acknowledge the member for Balmain for her sensible, well thought out and appropriate contribution. Her contribution is so far from that of the member for Wahroonga it is not funny.”
Marjorie O'Neill ALP
“In accordance with Standing Order 188A, I now briefly address some issues raised by the Legislation Review Committee in its digest of 17 June 2024.”
News articles and press releases
Ports and Maritime Administration Amendment Bill 2024
The Hon. JOHN GRAHAM, Minister for Roads — 2024-08-15
The bill makes five changes to support port safety. Firstly, proposed new section 104A in the bill provides for continuing offences. Where a person commits a relevant offence under the Act or regulation, a continuing offence can be applied for each day until the requirement is complied with. This will facilitate changes to the dangerous goods in ports time limit penalty structure to ensure that there is an appropriate incentive for cargo owners to comply with the time limits for holding dangerous goods at our ports. Currently, the maximum penalty is reached on day four of overstaying the set time limit and therefore provides no incentive for goods that have overstayed to be collected after this time.