1988

SEA INSTALLATIONS (PERMIT APPLICATION FEES) REGULATIONS

1988 No. 1

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

OUTLINE

These Regulations are made in accordance with Section 72 of the Sea Installations Act 1987.

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for the charging of application fees for permits under the Sea Installations Act 1987. These application fees are to cover the administrative costs of considering an application and issuing a permit.

The fee is calculated on the basis of a percentage of the costs of constructing, transporting and installing the installation. This fee is payable within 30 days of applying for a permit.

Permit application fees do not apply to sea installations which were installed before the commencement of the Act (6 November 1987) in accordance with a permit granted under other Commonwealth legislation.

NOTES ON REGULATIONS

Regulation 1 - Citation

This is a formal machinery Regulation which provides for the title of the Regulations.

Regulation 2 - Interpretation

Under this Regulation “cost of installation” is defined as the costs of constructing, transporting and installing the installation. “The Act” means the Sea Installations Act 1987.

Regulation 3 - Prescribed fees

Subregulation (1) provides that, for the purposes of subsection 72(1) of the Sea Installations Act 1987, the fee for an application for a permit is as specified in the Schedule.

Subregulation (2) provides that an application fee does not apply to a permit application received regarding a sea installation which was installed before the Sea Installations Act 1987 came into force (on 6 November 1987) in accordance with a permit granted under another law of the Commonwealth.

Subregulation (3) provides for a time limit for payment of the fee, which is 30 days after the application is made.

SCHEDULE

This schedule provides the method of ascertaining permit application fees, which is based on the cost of constructing, transporting and installing the installation.