Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, for the State, enter into an agreement (a port agreement) with a relevant entity about charges imposed by the relevant entity under section 279A.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a port agreement may—
(a) provide for exemptions, or partial exemptions, from payment of charges, including interest on charges, imposed by the relevant entity; or
(b) impose obligations or conditions in relation to the provision of port services or port facilities or the exercise of powers by the relevant entity under section 279A.
Example—
A port agreement may oblige a relevant entity to undertake stated capital or maintenance works as a condition of imposing charges.
(3) Subsection (2)(a) does not limit the power of a relevant entity to otherwise exempt or partially exempt a person from a charge, including any interest on a charge, imposed by the relevant entity.
(4) If there is an inconsistency between the port agreement and a regulation made under section 281C, the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
(5) The Minister must table each port agreement, and each amendment of a port agreement, in the Legislative Assembly as soon as practicable after it is entered into.
(6) In this section—
Minister means the Minister who administers this section or the Treasurer.