Navigation (Survey) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

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Statutory Rules 1981 No. 2921

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Navigation (Survey) Regulations2 (Amendment)

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 27 September 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for Transport

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Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 October 1981.

Fees

2. Regulation 37 of the Navigation (Survey) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2); and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) "Australia or the survey authority, as the case may be" and substituting "the Commonwealth".

Fourth Schedule

3. The Fourth Schedule to the Navigation (Survey) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the table in sub-item 1 (1) and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for survey before issue of certificate

Fee for survey before renewal of certificate

$

$

Under 50 tons................................................................

7,680

960

50 tons or over but under 100 tons................................

15,360

1,920

100 tons or over but under 500 tons..............................

23,040

2,880

500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons...........................

25,088

3,136

1,000 tons or over but under 2,000 tons........................

30,720

3,840

2,000 tons or over but under 4,000 tons........................

53,760

6,720

4,000 tons or over but under 6,000 tons........................

75,008

9,376

6,000 tons or over but under 8,000 tons........................

96,000

12,000

8,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons......................

115,200

14,400

10,000 tons or over........................................................

115,200 plus

14,400 plus

$5,440 for each 2,000 tons or part of 2,000 tons over 10,000

$680 for each 2,000 tons or part of 2,000 tons over 10,000

(b) by omitting sub-item 1 (2) and substituting the following sub-item:

"(2) Subject to sub-item (3), the fee for the survey of a ship for a certificate of survey for a cargo ship, a cargo ship safety construction certificate or a nuclear cargo ship safety certificate is a fee determined in accordance with the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for survey before issue of certificate

Fee for survey before renewal of certificate for one year

$

$

Under 50 tons.................................................................

3,840

480

50 tons or over but under 100 tons.................................

7,680

960

100 tons or over but Under 500 tons..............................

11,520

1,440

500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons............................

12,544

1,568

1,000 tons or over but under 2,000 tons.........................

15,360

1,920

2,000 tons or over but under 4,000 tons.........................

26,880

3,360

4,000 tons or over but under 6,000 tons.........................

37,504

4,688

6,000 tons or over but under 8,000 tons.........................

48,000

6,000

8,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons.......................

57,600

7,200

10,000 tons or over.........................................................

57,600 plus

7,200 plus

$2,720 for each 2,000 tons or part of 2,000 tons over 10,000

$340 for each 2,000 tons or part of 2,000 tons over 10,000

(c) by omitting sub-item 1 (3) and substituting the following sub-items:

"(3) The fee payable in respect of a survey before the renewal of a certificate under sub-item (2) is the fee prescribed in respect of one year multiplied by the number of years for which the certificate is being renewed.

"(4) Where a survey, other than a survey of a new ship or a ship that has not previously been surveyed in Australia, is made for the purpose of obtaining the renewal of a certificate of a type referred to in sub-item 1 (1) or (2) for a period of less than 11 months, the fee for the survey is—

(a) an amount, assessed at the rate of one-twelfth of the fee otherwise payable for the survey, for each month or part of a month in the period; or

(b) an amount equal to one-quarter of the fee otherwise payable for the survey,

whichever is the greater.";

(d) by omitting item 2 and substituting the following item:

"2. The fee for an inspection referred to in sub-regulation 14 (4) of these Regulations is the fee determined in accordance with the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee

$

Under 1,000 tons.......................................................................................................

392

1,000 tons or over but under 2,000 tons....................................................................

480

2,000 tons or over but under 4,000 tons....................................................................

840

4,000 tons or over but under 6,000 tons....................................................................

1,172

6,000 tons or over but under 8,000 tons....................................................................

1,500

8,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons..................................................................

1,800

10,000 tons or over....................................................................................................

2,000"

(e) by omitting the table in sub-item 3 (1) and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for survey before issue of certificate

Fee for survey before renewal of certificate

$

$

Under 300 tons..........................................................................

1,425

475

300 tons or over but under 1,600 tons.......................................

2,850

950

1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons....................................

3,705

1,235

3,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons..................................

5,415

1,805

10,000 tons or over but under 25,000 tons................................

8,265

2,755

25,000 tons or over but under 50,000 tons................................

9,405

3,135

50,000 tons or over....................................................................

11,115

3,705

(f) by omitting the table in item 4 and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for survey before issue of certificate

Fee for survey before renewal of certificate

$

$

Under 1,600 tons..........................................................................

2,450

550

1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons......................................

3,105

635

3,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons....................................

4,515

905

10,000 tons or over but under 25,000 tons..................................

7,365

1,855

25,000 tons or over but under 50,000 tons..................................

8,505

2,235

50,000 tons or over......................................................................

10,215

2,805

(g) by omitting the table in item 5 and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee

$

Under 1,600 tons..........................................................................

1,600 tons or over but under 3,000 tons......................................

3,000 tons or over........................................................................

400

600

900

(h) by omitting from paragraph 6 (1) (a) "$276" and substituting "$552";

(i) by omitting from paragraph 6(1) (b) "$540" and substituting "S1080";

(j) by omitting from item 7 "$360" and substituting "$720";

(k) by omitting from item 8 "$24" and substituting "$48";

(1) by omitting from sub-item 9 (1) "or a certificate of survey for a River Murray ship";

(m) by omitting from the heading to the table in sub-item 9 (1) "registered";

(n) by omitting the table in sub-item 11 (1) and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee

$

Under 500 tons......................................................................

500 tons or over but under 5,000 tons...........................

5,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons.....................

10,000 tons or over..............................................................

 

480

720

960

1,200

(o) by omitting from sub-item 11 (2) "a certificate of survey for a River Murray ship,";

 

(p) by inserting after item 11 the following item:

"11a. Where, under Part IV of the Act, a ship has been inspected in accordance with the control provisions of the Safety Convention, or the Load Line Convention, or for seaworthiness, and a defect is found, there is payable—

(a) for the first visit by a surveyor—a fee of $120; and

(b) for each subsequent visit by a surveyor—a fee of $60.";

(q) by omitting the table in sub-item 12 (2) and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for first visit by surveyor

Fee for each subsequent visit by surveyor

$

$

Under 500 tons..............................................................................

720

240

500 tons or over but under 5,000 tons...........................................

1,360

454

5,000 tons or over but under 10,000 tons......................................

2,260

754

10,000 tons or over........................................................................

3,000

1,000

(r) by omitting from sub-item 12 (3) "certificate of survey for a passenger ship or a certificate of survey for a cargo ship" and substituting "renewal of a certificate of survey for a passenger ship or for a cargo ship";

(s) by omitting the table in sub-item 13(1) and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Gross tonnage of ship

Fee for first visit by surveyor

Fee for each subsequent visit by surveyor

$

$

Under 500 tons..............................................................................

120

40

500 tons or over but under 1,000 tons...........................................

480

160

1,000 tons or over..........................................................................

720

240

(t) by omitting from sub-item 13 (2) "certificate of survey for a passenger ship or a certificate of survey for a cargo ship" and substituting "renewal of a certificate of survey for a passenger ship or for a cargo ship";

(u) by omitting from paragraph 13 (3) (c) "registered";

(v) by inserting after item 13 the following items:

"13a. (1) A person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, an office in the Department of Transport may undertake an assessment of a ship in respect of, and may issue, for use for the purposes of complying with the laws of another country or with internationally recognized codes or standards, a certificate of fitness for, the carriage in that ship of chemicals and liquefied gas.

"(2) There is payable, in respect of an assessment under sub-item (1)—

(a) for an assessment for the issue of a certificate—a fee of $11,000; and

(b) for an assessment for the renewal of a certificate—a fee of $5,300.

"13b. (1) A person holding, or for the time being performing the duties of, an office in the Department of Transport may undertake an assessment of a ship, and may certify the ship, for the purposes of complying with the laws of another country or with internationally recognized codes or standards, for the carriage in that ship of solid bulk cargoes, including cargoes that may liquefy under the stimulus of vibration and motion of a ship in a seaway.

"(2) There is payable, in respect of an assessment under sub-item (1)—

(a) for an assessment for the issue of a certificate—a fee of $2,000; and

(b) for an assessment for the renewal of a certificate—a fee of $1,000."; and

(w) by omitting from item 22 "registered".

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 September 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1968 No. 41 as amended by 1969 No. 203; 1972 Nos. 42 and 193; 1975 No. 113; 1976 Nos. 119 and 284; 1977 No. 273; 1978 No. 222; 1979 No. 199; 1980 No. 248.

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