Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment (Fees, Charges and Expenses) Regulation 2007 (NSW)

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2007 No 385

New South Wales

Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment (Fees, Charges and Expenses) Regulation 2007

under the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979.

JOSEPH TRIPODI, M.P.,

Minister for Ports and Waterways

Explanatory note
The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)

to increase certain fees prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986 that are payable in respect of:

(i) examinations for certificates of competency, and
(ii) the issue, recognition and revalidation of certificates of competency, and
(iii) miscellaneous other matters, and

(b)

to increase certain fees prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986 for:

(i) an initial survey and the issue of a load line certificate, and
(ii) an initial survey and the issue of a load line exemption certificate, and
(iii) a periodical survey, and
(iv) a periodical inspection, and

(c)

to increase certain fees prescribed by the Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 for:

(i) applications for permits under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, and
(ii) investigations of those applications, and
(iii) miscellaneous other matters.

The fee increases are generally in line with movements in the Consumer Price Index.

Published in Gazette No 101 of 17 August 2007, page 5733 Page 1
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Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment (Fees, Charges and Expenses) Regulation 2007
Explanatory note

This Regulation is made under the Commercial Vessels Act 1979, including sections 17, 30, 30G (3), 38 and 52 (the general regulation-making power) and such other provisions as are referred to in this Regulation.

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Expenses) Regulation 2007 Clause 1

Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment (Fees,

Charges and Expenses) Regulation 2007

under the

Commercial Vessels Act 1979

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment
(Fees, Charges and Expenses) Regulation 2007.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 2007.

3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Manning) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.

5 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986

The Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 is amended as set out in Schedule 3.

2007 No 385 Commercial Vessels Legislation Amendment (Fees, Charges and
Expenses) Regulation 2007
Schedule 1 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986
Schedule 1 Amendment of Commercial Vessels
(Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986

(Clause 3)

Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees payable in connection with
certificates of competency

(Clause 13)

Part 1 Fees in respect of examinations
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Class of certificate or Examination for which fee Fee $
endorsement is payable
Master Class 1, Master Class 1 All exams for the relevant class 414
(limited to sail as Chief Mate), Master of certificate

Class 2, Master Class 2 (limited to sail as Chief Mate), Second Mate Class 1, Second Mate Class 2

Master Class 3 or Master Class 3 All exams for the relevant class 414
(limited to sail as Chief Mate) of certificate
Master Class 4 or Mate Class 4 All exams for the relevant class 379
of certificate
Master Class 5 All exams for the relevant class 286
of certificate
Coxswain All exams for the relevant class 144
of certificate
Marine Engineer Class 1, Marine All exams for the relevant class 414
Engineer Class 2 or Marine Engineer of certificate
Watchkeeper
Marine Engineer Class 3 All exams for the relevant class 286
of certificate
Marine Engine Driver Grade 1 All exams for the relevant class 286
of certificate
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Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety Schedule 1
Manning) Regulation 1986
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Class of certificate or Examination for which fee Fee $
endorsement is payable
Marine Engine Driver Grade 2 All exams for the relevant class 187
of certificate
Marine Engine Driver Grade 3 All exams for the relevant class 99
of certificate
All classes mentioned above Where a single written or single 40
oral supplementary exam is
carried out for the relevant class
of certificate
Certificate endorsed for either trading Trading or fishing operations 99
or fishing operations
Certificate endorsed for air-cushioned Air-cushioned vessel operations 99
vessel operations
Certificate endorsed for special
Special operations 99
operations
Certificate endorsed for refrigeration
Engineering knowledge— 99
operations written
Engineering knowledge—oral 99

Part 2

Fees in respect of issue, recognition and revalidation of certificates of competency

Column 1 Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable Fee $
Issue of certificate under section 30H of the Act if the candidate 46
satisfies examination requirements (or those requirements except for
short courses) outside NSW
Recognition of certificates of other States etc under section 30L of the
Act:
(a) by endorsement of certificate 16
(b) by notice certifying validity 33
Revalidation of certificate under section 30I of the Act 99
Issue of duplicate certificate under section 30H (4) of the Act for 99
certificate lost or destroyed
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Expenses) Regulation 2007
Schedule 1 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Certificates of Competency and Safety
Manning) Regulation 1986
Part 3 Miscellaneous fees
Column 1 Column 2
Matter for which fee is payable Fee $
Eyesight test conducted by the Minister to satisfy medical 50
requirements for issue of certificate of competency
Re-assessment of written examination paper for issue of certificate 24
of competency
Oral examination required on seamanship or coastal local 99
knowledge in connection with certificate of competency
Application for review of the Minister’s decision under clause 6 of 33
this Regulation
Record of service book 27
Where, at the request of the applicant for examination, a person Such
acting on behalf of the Minister attends at a place where the officer reasonable fee
would not, except in response to the request, have been engaged on as may be
official duties—travelling and accommodation expenses incurred by deemed by the
the officer because of that attendance Minister to
cover some or
all of those
expenses and
was notified to
the applicant at
the time of the
request
Issue of certificate of competency where the applicant has passed 76
examinations conducted by another marine authority
Search fee—per item 40
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Expenses) Regulation 2007
Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Load Lines) Regulation 1986 Schedule 2
Schedule 2 Amendment of Commercial Vessels
(Load Lines) Regulation 1986

(Clause 4)

Schedule 2 Fees

Omit items 1–4 from the Schedule. Insert instead:

1 Initial survey and issue of load line certificate 306
2 Initial survey and issue of load line exemption certificate 306
3 Periodical survey 306
4 Periodical inspection 101
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Expenses) Regulation 2007
Schedule 3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986
Schedule 3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels
(Permits) Regulation 1986

(Clause 5)

Schedule 3

Omit the Schedule. Insert instead:

Schedule 3 Fees, expenses and charges

(Clause 14)

Part 1 General
1 Replacement of a permit plate that has become $74
lost, illegible, damaged or destroyed (section
15 (5) of the Act)
2 Investigation as to whether conditions should be $262
imposed on a deemed temporary permit (but
only where conditions are imposed under
section 19 (3) (b) of the Act):
In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for $132 per hour or part of an
that purpose hour
3 Work carried out in connection with:
(a)

investigation of the application
(including survey, examination,
approval of plans, witnessing position of
draught marks, witnessing of inclining
tests, approval of stability data,
witnessing of vessel trials and

an application for a permit and connection with approval of plans), or

(b)

an application for approval of prototype vessel plans:

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 $135 per metre (or part of a
metres in length metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in $281 per metre (or part of a
length metre) of length of the vessel
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Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986 Schedule 3

4         Work carried out in connection with an application for a permit in respect of a vessel of a design or production run for which a prototype approval has previously been issued:

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in $70 per metre (or part of a
length metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in length $132 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel
5
Work associated with the repeated $132 per hour or part of an
re-examination of vessel survey plans hour
6
Investigation as to whether the suspension of a $132

permit was justified (section 22 (5) of the Act):

In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for $132 per hour or part of an
that purpose hour

7         Work carried out in respect of the survey of a vessel in accordance with its survey schedule (section 30 of the Act):

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in $46 per metre (or part of a
length metre) of length of the vessel
For a vessel that is more than 7.5 metres in $68 per metre (or part of a
length but less than or equal to 15 metres in metre) of length of the vessel

length

For a vessel that is more than 15 metres in $81 per metre (or part of a
length metre) of length of the vessel
8
Issue of a replacement survey record book $176

(clause 10 (7))

9
Issue of a towage permit (clause 12): $67
In addition, for any inspection of a vessel for $132 per hour or part of an
that purpose hour
10 
Inspection, where a defect or deficiency has $132 per hour or part of an
been revealed by a survey under section 28 of hour
the Act, for the purpose of ascertaining whether
the defect or deficiency has been rectified
11 
Inspection subsequent to repairs following $132 per hour or part of an
accident damage (section 29 (3) of the Act) hour
12 
Preliminary inspection of an existing vessel for $220 (which is to be
oral advice on survey requirements deducted from any
subsequent application fee in
relation to the vessel)
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Expenses) Regulation 2007
Schedule 3 Amendment of Commercial Vessels (Permits) Regulation 1986
13 Conversion of a deemed temporary permit to a $132 per metre
New South Wales permit (section 20 of the Act)
14 Reinstatement of suspended permits $132

15

Resurvey of vessel with cancelled survey permit:

For a vessel less than or equal to 7.5 metres in $70 per metre (or part of a
length metre) of length of the vessel

For a vessel more than 7.5 metres in length

$132 per metre (or part of a metre) of length of the vessel

Part 2 Supplementary charges payable in
addition to the fees, expenses and charges
under Part 1
16 Survey or service carried out by a surveyor $65 per hour or part of an hour

outside normal working hours

(including travelling time), subject to a minimum fee of $256 where the hours are not merely an extension of normal working hours

17 Attendance by a surveyor (at the request of an Such reasonable travel and
applicant for a vessel permit, or of a person accommodation expenses as
submitting a vessel for inspection or the issue are incurred by the surveyor
of a towage permit) otherwise than at a place or for the purposes of the
time at which the surveyor is normally attendance
engaged in official duties

BY AUTHORITY

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