Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 197

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 19121

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912.

Dated this twentieth day of September 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

PETER NIXON

Minister of State for Transport

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AMENDMENTS OF THE NAVIGATION (MASTER AND SEAMEN) REGULATIONS2

Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1979.

Permit to sign articles

2. Regulation 6 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) "$2" and substituting "$10".

Fees, engagement and discharge

3. Regulation 9 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) "$1.20" and substituting "$6"

Objections to fines

4. Regulation 16 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) "$18" and substituting "$90".

Certificate of service as a seaman

5. Regulation 26 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting "$4'' and substituting "$20"

Fees

6. Regulation 27 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

"(2) Where the work is performed on board ship during ordinary official hours, the charge is in accordance with the following tables:

(a) Engagement of seamen.

Number engaged at any one period of attendance of officials	Fee
$
Not exceeding 30............................................................................................................	50
Exceeding 30 but not exceeding 60.............................................................................	90
Exceeding 60...................................................................................................................	180

(b) Discharge of seamen.

Number discharged at any one period of attendance of officials

Fee

$

Not exceeding 30.............................................................................................................

50

Exceeding 30 but not exceeding 60.............................................................................

90

Exceeding 60....................................................................................................................

180

";

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (4) " $26 " and substituting" $130

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (5) "$2.40" and substituting "$12"; and

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (6) "$4.80" and substituting "$24".

Travelling time

7. Regulation 28 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting "$2.40" and substituting "$12".

Waiting time

8. Regulation 29 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting "$2.40" and substituting "$12".

Postponement fee

9. Regulation 30 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting "$2.40" and substituting "$12".

Cancellation fee

10. Regulation 31 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting "$3.60" and substituting "$18".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 September 1979.

2. Statutory Rules 1963 No. 102 as amended by Statutory Rules 1964 No. 8; 1965 No. 111; 1967 No. 90; 1968 No. 117; 1974 No. 83; 1975 Nos. 111 and 114; 1976 No. 282; and 1977 Nos. 228 and 271.