Commercial Vessels Act 1979 Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998 (1998-165) [GG No 62 of 27.3.1998, p 1831] (NSW)

1998 No 165

New South Wales

Commercial Vessels (Permits)

Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

under the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has approved the following Regulation made by the Minister administering the Commercial Vessels Act 1979.

Kim Yeadon

Minister for Ports

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to increase certain fees and charges prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 for:

(a)	applications for permits under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, and
(b)	investigations of those applications, and
(c)	surveys of vessels undertaken in accordance with that Act, and
(d)	other miscellaneous matters.

This Regulation also changes the method of calculation of fees for surveys
of vessels from one based on hourly rates to a method based on a rate per

metre length of the vessel surveyed.

This Regulation is made under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, including

sections 17 and 52 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 62 of 27 March 1998, page 1831 Page 1

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Clause 1 Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 1998

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment

(Fees) Regulation 1998.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 31 March 1998.

3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 1 .

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]	Schedule 3 Fees, expenses and charges
Omit “$52” from Item 1 of Schedule 3. Insert instead “$53”.
[2]	Schedule 3, Item 2
Omit “section 19 (4)”. Insert instead “section 19 (2)”.
[3]	Schedule 3, Item 2
Omit “$185”. Insert instead “$189”.
[4]	Schedule 3, Items 2, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12
Omit “$93” wherever occurring. Insert instead “$95”.
[5]	Schedule 3, Item 3
Omit the Item. Insert instead:

3 application for a permit and investigation
of the application (section 17) (including
survey, examination, approval of plans.
witnessing position of draught marks,
witnessing of inclining tests. approval of
stability data, witnessing of vessel trials
and examination or re-examination of

Work carried out in connection with an of plans):

(a)  If the application relates to a vessel of a design or production run for which no permit has previously been issued:

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Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

Schedule 1 Amendments

For a vessel less than or equal to

7.5 metres in length ...................	$95 per metre (or part of a metre) of
vessel
length of the
For a vessel more than 7.5 metres
but less than or equal to 20
metres in length .........................	$190 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel subject to a Class 1 permit that is more than 20 metres

in length ................................... $210 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

For a vessel, other than one

subject to a Class 1 permit, that is

more than 20 metres in length .... $190 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

(b) If the application relates to a vessel of a design or production run for which a permit has previously been issued:

For a vessel less than or equal to

7.5 metres in length ................... $50 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

For a vessel more than 7.5 metres

but less than or equal to 20

metres in length ......................... $95 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

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Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

Amendments Schedule 1

For a vessel subject to a Class 1 permit that is more than 20 metres

in	length	...................................	$95 per metre (or part of a
metre) of
length of the vessel

For a vessel, other than one

subject to a Class 1 permit, that is

more than 20 metres in length ..... $95 per metre

(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

[6]        Schedule 3 , Item 4 Omit the I tem.

[7]       Schedule 3, Items 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12

Omit “$93” wherever occurring. Insert instead “$95”.

[8]       Schedule 3, Item 7

Omit all matter after “section 30:”. Insert instead:

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5

metres in length ................................... $30 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

For a vessel subject to a Class 1 permit

that is more than 7.5 metres but less than

or equal to 20 metres in length ............. $40 per metre
(or part of a
metre) of
length of the
vessel

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Commercial Vessels (Permits) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 1998

Schedule 1 Amendments

For a vessel, other than one subject to a

Class 1 permit, that is more than 7.5

metres but less than or equal to 20

metres i n length ..................................	$35 per metre
(or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel subject to a Class 1 permit
that is more than 20 metres in length ...	$45 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel, other than one subject to a
Class 1 permit, that is more than 20
metres in length ..................................	$35 per metre (or part of a
metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel subject to more than one
class of permit ...................................	The fee applicable to a vessel subject to the lower
class of permit
to which the
vessel is subject (Class
1 being the
lowest class and Class 4 being the
highest class)

1. Schedule 3, Item 8

   Omit “$110”. Insert instead “$113”.

[10]    Schedule 3, Item 9

Omit “$124”. Insert instead “$127”.

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Amendments Schedule 1

[11]      Schedule 3, Item 10

Omit “$52”. Insert instead “$53”.

[12]    Schedule 3, Item 13

Omit “$155”. Insert instead “$159”.

[13]    Schedule 3, Items 13A-13C

Insert after Item 13:

13A	Conversion of a deemed temporary
permit to a New South Wales permit
(section 20) ........................................ $95 or the fee

that would be payable under the prescribed law of the

Commonwealth,
State or
Territory
(whichever is

the lesser)

13B	Re-instatement of suspended permits .....	$95
13C	Work carried out i n connection with the determination of, or imposition of, conditions on a deemed temporary permit

(section 19 (3) (b)):
If an inspection of the vessel is not	$50
required ..............................................
If an inspection of the vessel is required	$95

[14]     Schedule 3, Item 14

Omit “$46”. Insert instead “$47”.