Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1963. No. 99.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE LIGHTHOUSES ACT 1911-1961.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Lighthouses Act 1911-1961.

Dated this 24th day of October, 1963.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

 

Amendments of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations.

Parts.

1. Regulation 2 of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Part III.—Light Dues (Regulations 13-20).”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Part III.—Light Dues (Regulations 13-20).

Part IV.—Miscellaneous (Regulation 21).”.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 4 of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations is amended by inserting after the definition of “member” the following definition:—

“‘Regional Controller’ means a person for the time being performing the duties of an office of Regional Controller, Department of Shipping and Transport;”.

Lighthouse Advisory Committee.

3. Regulation 5 of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraph:— “(a) three officers of the Department;”; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th October, 1963.

  Statutory Rules 1952, No. 79, as amended by Statutory Rules 1956, No. 64: 1957, No. 59; and 1962, No 87.

10073/61.—Price 3d. 9/3.9.1963.

 

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) The Minister shall appoint one of the officers referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation to be the Chairman of the Committee.”.

Deputy of Chairman.

4. Regulation 7 of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “of the Marine Branch”.

Vessels exempted.

5. Regulation 20 of the Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) a ship belonging to the naval, military or air forces of the Commonwealth or of any other country, including a foreign country, not being a ship engaged in trade or carrying goods under freight or charter;”.

6. The Lighthouses and Light Dues Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following Part:—

“Part IV.—Miscellaneous.

Prescribed officers.

“21. For the purposes of section 19b of the Lighthouses Act 1911-1961—

(a) the Regional Controller for a State is the prescribed officer in relation to damage occurring in the State;

(b) the Regional Controller for the State of New South Wales is the prescribed officer in relation to damage occurring in the Territory accepted by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915;

(c) the Regional Controller for the State of Queensland is the prescribed officer in relation to damage occurring in the Territory of Papua or in the Territory of New Guinea; and

(d) the Regional Controller for the State of Western Australia is the prescribed officer in relation to damage occurring in the Northern Territory of Australia, in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or in the Territory of Christmas Island.”.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.