Marine Safety (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023 (Vic)

Marine Safety (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023

S.R. No. 66/2023

table of provisions

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Fee for grant or renewal of marine licence or endorsement

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Endnotes

statutory rules 2023

S.R. No. 66/2023

Marine Safety Act 2010

Marine Safety (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2023

The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 27 June 2023

Responsible Minister:

MELISSA HORNE
Minister for Ports and Freight

ANGELA SMITH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Marine Safety (Fees) Regulations 2021 to provide for free marine licences for eligible veterans.

2Authorising provisions

These Regulations are made under sections 309, 310 and 312 of the Marine Safety Act 2010.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2023.

4Fee for grant or renewal of marine licence or endorsement

(1)In regulation 8 of the Marine Safety (Fees) Regulations 2021[1], for "The fee" substitute "Subject to subregulation (2), the fee".

(2)At the end of regulation 8 of the Marine Safety (Fees) Regulations 2021 insert—

"(2)The fee payable for the grant, renewal or endorsement of a general marine licence of a class specified in items 1 and 3 of Column 2 of the Table in subregulation (1) is nil if—

(a)the applicant is an eligible veteran; and

(b)the applicant notifies the Safety Director that the applicant is an eligible veteran before the date of commencement of the grant, renewal or endorsement.

(3)In this regulation—

eligible veteran has the same meaning as in regulation 5 of the Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021.".

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4(1): S.R. No. 78/2021.