Legislative frameworks

As a Government Trading Enterprise, Southern Ports operates under the Government Trading Enterprise Act 2023 (WA) in conjunction with the Port Authorities Act 1999 (WA) as the Establishing Act.

The State and Federal statutes, and their associated regulations, which apply to our operations include (but are not limited to):

Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)

Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth)

Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 (WA)

Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (WA)

Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Corruption, Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 (WA)

Customs Act 1901 (Cth)

Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 (WA)

Disability Services Act 1993 (WA)

Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)

Emergency Management Act 2005 (WA)

Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA)

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth)

Fair Trading Act 2010 (WA)

Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)

Financial Management Act 2006 (WA)

Heritage Act 2018 (WA)

Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA)

Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 (Cth)

Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993 (WA)

Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth)

Navigation Act 2012 (Cth)

Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA)

Port Authorities Act 1999 (WA)

Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA)

Procurement Act 2020 (WA)

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003 (WA)

Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA)

Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 (WA)

State Records Act 2000 (WA)

Statutory Corporations (Liability of Directors) Act 1996 (WA)

Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 (WA)

Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)

Operating conditions

To manage our ports, we undertake strict environmental compliance and reporting.

Southern Ports complies with all statutory commitments including those under Licences: 

L5099/1074/14 (Port of Esperance) and L6744/1996/12 (Port of Bunbury) and other approvals