Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981 (Cth)

Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981

Act No. 34 of 1981 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 October 2005 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 120 of 2005

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title [see Note 1]........................... 2 Commencement [see Note 1]....................... 3 Repeal..................................... 4 Incorporation of Collection Act...................... 5 Imposition of levy.............................. 6 Rate of levy.................................. 7 Minimum amount of levy.......................... 8 Application of Act.............................. 9 Regulations..................................

Notes An Act to impose a levy in respect of certain ships in Australian ports with oil on board

1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981.

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

(1) This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) The date fixed under subsection (1) shall not be a date other than the first day of a quarter.

3 Repeal

The Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy) Act 1972 is repealed.

4 Incorporation of Collection Act

The Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981 is incorporated in, and shall be read as one with, this Act.

5 Imposition of levy

Where, at any time during a quarter when a ship to which this Act applies was in an Australian port, there was on board the ship a quantity of oil in bulk weighing not less than 10 tonnes, levy is imposed in respect of the ship for the quarter.