Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1968 No.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1967.*

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 Navigation Act 1912-1967.

Dated this twentieth day of March, 1968.

  

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

  

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

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Interpretations

Amendments of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations 

1. Regulation 4 of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “assigning authority” in sub-regulation (1.) the word “person” and inserting in its stead the words “survey authority”; and

(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the definition of “superstructure deck”, the following definition:—

“‘survey authority’ has the same meaning as in section 187a of the Act;”.

Fees.

2. Regulation 25 of the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of the proviso to sub-regulation (1.) the words “Seven pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Thirty dollars”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (ba) of that proviso the words “Seven pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Thirty dollars”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (d) of that proviso the words “Surveyor of the Commonwealth Navigation Service” and inserting in their stead the words “surveyor appointed under section 190 of the Act”;

(d) by omitting from paragraph (d) of that proviso the words “Safety Certificate” and inserting in their stead the words “Passenger Ship Safety Certificate”;

(e) by inserting after paragraph (d) of that proviso the following paragraph:—

“(da) where the survey for the issue or renewal of a load line certificate is carried out by a surveyor appointed under section 190 of the Act concurrently with a survey for the issue or renewal of a Cargo Ship Safety Construction

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1968.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 66, as amended by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 138; 1956, No, 6; 1959, No. 53; 1962, No. 88; and 1967, No. 62.

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Certificate, half the fee specified in column 1, 2, 4 or 5, whichever is applicable, of the prescribed scale shall be payable;”;

(f) by omitting from paragraph (e) of that proviso the words “Surveyor of the Commonwealth Navigation Service” and inserting in their stead the words “surveyor appointed under section 190 of the Act”; and

(g) by omitting from paragraph (e) of that proviso the words “Safety Certificate” and inserting in their stead the words “Passenger Ship Safety Certificate or an inspection under sub-regulation (4.) of regulation 14 of the Navigation (Survey) Regulations”.

Fourth Schedule.

3. The Fourth Schedule to the Navigation (Load Lines) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE

Regulation 25.

SCALE OF FEES

Fees
Gross Tonnage	Classed Ships			Unclassed Ships
	Column 1 Issue of Certificate	Column 2 Renewal of Certificate	Column 3 Annual Survey	Column 4 Issue of Certificate	Column 5 Renewal of Certificate	Column 6 Annual Survey
$	$	$	$	$	$
Under 150 tons..................	36	15	15	111	111	16
150-under 500	67	24	24	232	232	31
500-under 1,000	92	33	33	344	344	47
1,000-under 2,000	123	43	43	477	477	65
2,000-under 4,000	158	55	55	649	649	81
4,000-under 6,000	197	59	59	822	822	91
6,000-under 8,000	224	62	62	958	958	91
8,000-under 10,000	240	68	68	1,100	1,100	91
10,000 and over.................	243	71	71	1,100 plus $142 for every additional 2,000 tons or part thereof in excess of 9,999 tons	1,100 plus $142 for every additional 2,000 tons or part thereof in excess of 9,999 tons	91

       

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