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

STATUTORY RULES

1968 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912–1968.*

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 1912–1968.

Dated this twenty-sixth day of September, 1968.

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Shipping and Transport.

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Amendments of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 

Objections to fines.

1. Regulation 16 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by inserting in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Melbourne,” the word “Geelong,”.

2. Regulation 17 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Reduction and remission of fines.

“17.—(1.) For the purpose of sub-section (8.) of section 115 of the Act, the master of a ship to which that section applies may reduce a fine imposed on a seaman in respect of a breach of discipline by the seaman if—

(a) the seaman has been discharged from the ship;

(b) the period from and including the day on which the fine was imposed to and including the day on which the seaman was discharged was not less than fourteen days; and

(c) the conduct of the seaman has, during that period, been very good.

“(2.) For the purpose of sub-section (8.) of section 115 of the Act, the master of a ship to which that section applies may remit a fine imposed on a seaman in respect of a breach of discipline by the seaman if—

(a) the seaman has been discharged from the ship;

(b) the period from and including the day on which the fine was imposed to and including the day on which the seaman was discharged was not less than twenty-eight days; and

(c) the conduct of the seaman has, during that period, been very good.

“(3.) The manner in which the master of a ship to which section 115 of the Act applies may reduce or remit a fine imposed on a seaman in respect of a breach of discipline by the seaman is—

(a) if the master is reducing the fine—by making an entry in the official log book stating that he has reduced the fine and the amount to which the fine has been reduced; or

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1968.

  Statutory Rules 1963, No. 102, as amended by Statutory Rules 1964, No. 8; 1965, No. 111; and 1967, No. 90.

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(b) if the master is remitting the fine—by making an entry in the official log book stating that he has remitted the fine.”.

Application.

3. Regulation 17 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations as amended by these Regulations applies to and in relation to a seaman who is discharged from his ship after the commencement of these Regulations and regulation 17 of those Regulations, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, continues to apply, notwithstanding the amendment of those Regulations effected by these Regulations, to and in relation to a seaman who was discharged from his ship before the commencement of these Regulations.

 

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