Inland terminals
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a specified facility is an inland terminal for the purposes of this Part. (2) The facility must be in Australia, but outside a designated port area. (3) In making a declaration under subsection (1), the Minister must have regard to the following matters: (a) whether the facility is under the control of a person who is, or of persons each of whom is: (i) an ocean carrier; or (ii) a person who provides services at the facility at the request of an ocean carrier; (b) whether the facility is used for either or both of the following purposes: (i) assembling export cargoes for transport to a port terminal located at the port where the cargoes are to be loaded onto ships for export; (ii) delivering imported cargoes to importers or their representatives; (c) any other matters that the Minister thinks are relevant. (4) In making a declaration under subsection (1), the Minister must not give preference (within the meaning of section 99 of the Constitution) to one State or part of a State over another State or part of a State. (5) A declaration under subsection (1) has effect accordingly.
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