Western Australia: Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 (WA)

An Act to amend the law relating to the liability of owners of ships for damage to harbours and jetties, and works connected therewith.

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Western Australia Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 Western Australia Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 Contents 1. Short title 1 2. Liability of owner or master in the case of a vessel under pilotage 1 Schedule — Acts under which owner or master is liable Notes Compilation table 3 Western Australia Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 An Act to amend the law relating to the liability of owners of ships for damage to harbours and jetties, and works connected therewith. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 1. 2. Liability of owner or master in the case of a vessel under pilotage The owner of a vessel, and the master of a vessel, shall be answerable under the provisions of the Acts set out in the schedule to this Act, for any loss or damage caused by the vessel, or by any fault of the navigation of the vessel, notwithstanding that the vessel was in charge of a pilot and that pilotage was compulsory. [Section 2 amended: No. 25 of 1940 s. 2; No. 74 of 2003 s. 63.] Schedule — Acts under which owner or master is liable [s. 2] [Heading amended: No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.] The Jetties Act 1926 — Section 12. The Port Authorities Act 1999 — Section 113. [The Schedule amended: No. 5 of 1999 s. 21 and 22.] Notes 1 This is a compilation of the Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint. Compilation table Short title Number and year Assent Commencement Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 38 of 1928 28 Dec 1928 28 Dec 1928 Harbours and Jetties Act Amendment Act 1940 25 of 1940 29 Nov 1940 29 Nov 1940 Reprint of the Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 approved 12 Jul 1960 in Volume 15 of Reprinted Acts (includes amendments listed above) Port Authorities (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 s. 21 & 22 5 of 1999 13 Apr 1999 14 Aug 1999 (see s. 2 and Gazette 13 Aug 1999 p. 3823) Statutes (Repeals and Minor Amendments) Act 2003 s. 63 74 of 2003 15 Dec 2003 15 Dec 2003 (see s. 2) Reprint 2: The Harbours and Jetties Act 1928 as at 9 Apr 2004 (includes amendments listed above) Standardisation of Formatting Act 2010 s. 4 19 of 2010 28 Jun 2010 11 Sep 2010 (see s. 2(b) and Gazette 10 Sep 2010 p. 4341)