Marine Traffic and Harbour Facilities Determination No. 1 of 2003 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Christmas Island Act 1958

Utilities and Services Ordinance 1996

MARINE TRAFFIC AND HARBOUR FACILITIES DETERMINATION

NO 1 OF 2003

I, WILLIAM LEONARD TAYLOR, Administrator of Christmas Island, make this Determination under section 4 of the Utilities and Services Ordinance 1996.

Dated 30^th April 2003

WILLIAM LEONARD TAYLOR

Administrator

1. Citation

This Determination may be cited as the Marine Traffic and Harbour Facilities Determination No 1 of 2003[1].

[1] This Determination is to be read in conjunction with the Jetties Act Regulations 1940 (WA)(CI).

1. Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 May 2003.

1. Interpretation

In the Schedule

GRT means gross registered tonnes;

TEU means twenty foot equivalent unit;

wharf area mean the wharves appointed under section 15 of the Customs Act 1901 (CI) by Appointment Notice dated 20 August 2002 and published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 September 2002 up to the limits of those wharves as fixed in that Appointment Notice.

1. Port charges

The charges for services provided at the Port of Christmas Island are set out in the Schedule and are payable within 30 days of the date of invoice.

1. Inward Cargo

5.1       Subject to this Determination, inward cargo must be removed from the wharf area within ten days following the day of departure of the vessel from which the cargo is discharged.

5.2       Where goods have not been removed from the wharf area within the time prescribed in subsection 5.1 the storage charges set out in the Schedule are payable.

6.         Outward cargo

6.1       Subject to this Determination, outward cargo must be delivered to the wharf area no earlier than ten days prior to the day of arrival of the vessel onto which the cargo is loaded.

6.2       Where goods are delivered to the wharf area earlier than the time prescribed in subsection 6.1 the storage charges set out in the Schedule are payable.

6.3       If storage charges, which apply in accordance with subsection 6.2, are caused by delay of arrival, berthing and loading of a vessel

(a)due to weather conditions – the charges will be waived; or

(b)due to other unforseen circumstances – the charges may be waived at the sole discretion of the Harbour Master.

7.         Revocation

The Marine Traffic and Harbour Facilities Determination No 1 of 2002 and the Marine Traffic and Harbour Facilities (Cargo Storage) Determination No 2 of 2002 are revoked.

SCHEDULE

Item	Description	Amount
1.	Mooring/Unmooring per service	$875.00
2.	Port Dues per GRT	$0.50
3.	Berth Hire per hour	$50.00
4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)	Wharfage  Bulk Phosphate per tonne  Bagged Phosphate per tonne  Other Products in Bulker Bags per tonne  Fuel per kilolitre  Containers (full) per TEU  Containers (empty) per TEU  Bolsters, Flat Racks per unit  Vehicles per vehicle  Other General Cargo per tonne  Bunkers per kilolitre	Nil $2.50 $2.50 $10.00 $70.00 $10.00 $15.00 $25.00 $4.00 $5.00
5.	Private Vessels*   Use of the yacht moorings     Daily     Weekly *Private vessels in excess of 150 GRT will require pilotage.	$10.00 $50.00
6. (a) (b) (c) (d)	Storage Charges  Motor vehicles – per day  Containers – per TEU per day  General cargo  per tonne or square metre, whichever is the greater     Minimum charge per day Cargo placed on flat racks or bolsters – per TEU per day Note: cargo extending outside the area of the flat rack or bolster will be charged at the general cargo rate	$10.00 $7.50 $0.85 $7.50 $7.50