kimberley ports amalgamation process
The Ports Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 was passed by Parliament enabling the transfer of the Department of Transport's (DoT) responsibility for all commercial ports in the Kimberley to Kimberley Ports Authority (KPA).
In addition to the Port of Broome, KPA will assume the current DoT responsibilities at the following ports in July 2021:
- Port of Wyndham (leased and managed by Cambridge Gulf Ltd)
- Port of Derby (leased and managed by the Shire of Derby West Kimberley)
- Port of Yampi Sound