Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998 (Cth)

Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998

No. 21, 1998

Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998

No. 21, 1998

An Act to impose a levy on certain ships to provide funding for the Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Program developed by the Australian Ballast Water Management Advisory Council, and for related purposes

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Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998

No. 21, 1998

An Act to impose a levy on certain ships to provide funding for the Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Program developed by the Australian Ballast Water Management Advisory Council, and for related purposes

[Assented to 17 April 1998]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998.

2Commencement

This Act commences on 1 July 1998.

3Definitions

1. (1)

   In this Act:

   bulk carrier means a ship that:

   1. (a)

      is constructed generally with a single deck, top‑side tanks and hopper side tanks in cargo spaces; and

   2. (b)

      is intended primarily to carry dry cargo in bulk (for example, grain or ore).

2. (2)

   In this Act, expressions have the same meaning as in the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Act 1998.

4Application to Crown

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

5Imposition of levy

Levy payable in respect of a ship in accordance with the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Act 1998 is imposed.

6Amount of levy

If levy is payable in respect of a ship, the amount of the levy is:

1. (a)

   if the ship is a bulk carrier—$210; or

2. (b)

   otherwise—$140.

[Minister's second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 24 September 1997

Senate on 25 November 1997]

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