Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Act 1991

No. 40, 1991

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:   19 June 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 41, 2018

Registered:    20 June 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 19 June 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Contents

1 Short title

2 Commencement

3 Definitions

4 Interpretation

5 Application to Crown

6 Imposition of levy

7 Amount of levy

8 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to impose a levy on certain sea‑going ships to provide funding for certain marine regulatory and related functions of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, and for related purposes

1  Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Act 1991.

2  Commencement

  This Act commences on 1 July 1991.

3  Definitions

  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Collection Act means the Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991.

ton means a whole ton.

tonnage, in relation to a ship, means:

 (a) where the net tonnage of the ship has been determined by a method consistent with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969—the net tonnage so determined; or

 (b) in any other case—the net registered tonnage of the ship.

Note: The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1982 No. 15 ([1982] ATS 15). In 2012, the text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).

4  Interpretation

  In this Act, expressions have the same meaning as in the Collection Act.

5  Application to Crown

  This Act binds the Crown in right of each of the States, of the Australian Capital Territory and of the Northern Territory.

6  Imposition of levy

  Levy payable in respect of a sea‑going ship in accordance with the Collection Act is imposed.

7  Amount of levy

 (1) Where levy is payable in respect of a ship, the amount of levy is the amount, or the total of the amounts, worked out using whichever of the levy rates apply to the ship.

 (2) For the purposes of this Act, each of the following rates is a levy rate in relation to a ship:

 (a) 4 cents, or such other amount as is from time to time prescribed, for each of the first 5,000 tons of the ship’s tonnage;

 (b) 3 cents, or such other amount as is from time to time prescribed, for each ton by which the ship’s tonnage is more than 5,000 tons but not more than 20,000 tons;

 (c) 3 cents, or such other amount as is from time to time prescribed, for each ton by which the ship’s tonnage is more than 20,000 tons but not more than 50,000 tons;

 (d) 2 cents, or such other amount as is from time to time prescribed, for each ton by which the ship’s tonnage is more than 50,000 tons.

8  Regulations

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor‑General may make regulations for the purposes of subsection 7(2).

 (2) After 30 June 1993, an amount applicable under paragraph 7(2)(a), (b), (c) or (d) must not be increased by more than 15% in any 12 consecutive months.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

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Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

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Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

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If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

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If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history