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MARINE NAVIGATION LEVY REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 206

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 206

Issued by authority of the Minister for Transport

Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989

Marine Navigation Levy Regulations (Amendment)

Subsection 7(2) of the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989 (the Act) provides:

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

(a)       63 cents, or such other amount (if any) as is from time to time prescribed, for each of the first 5,000 tons of the ship's tonnage;

(b)       53 cents, or such other amount (if any) 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)       43 cents, or such other amount (if any) 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)       33 cents, or such other amount (if any) as is from time to time prescribed, for each ton by which the ship's tonnage is more than 50,000 tons.

Regulation 4 of the Marine Navigation Levy Regulations (S.R. 1991 No. 153 as amended by 1992 No. 199 and 1993 No. 162) provides:

4. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (2)(a) of the Act, 48 cents is prescribed.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (2)(b) of the Act, 40 cents is prescribed.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (2)(c) of the Act, 30 cents is prescribed.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (2)(d) of the Act, 15 cents is prescribed.

The regulation reduces the prescribed amounts to 45 cents, 36 cents, 27 cents and 12 cents respectively, reflecting the reduced costs of providing modern navigational aids. It is estimated that the lower charges will save the shipping industry about $3 million per annum.