(1) A port cargo access charge is payable in respect of port access for cargo at the interface between the vessel and land-based facilities for the purpose of stevedoring operations.(2) The charge is payable whether the stevedoring operations are carried out at the facilities of a Port Corporation, privately-owned facilities or other facilities.(3) Unless the regulations otherwise provide, the charge is to be calculated by reference to the quantity of cargo loaded or unloaded at the facility.(4) The charge is payable:(a) in the case of cargo that is unloaded at the facility—by the person who, immediately after it is unloaded, is the owner of the cargo, and(b) in the case of cargo that is loaded at the facility—by the person who, immediately before it is loaded, is the owner of the cargo.(5) To the extent, however, that the charge is not paid by the person indicated in subsection (4) as liable for its payment, the charge is payable by the person who, at the time payment is demanded, is the owner of the cargo.
Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 No 13