Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998 (Cth)

Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998

Statutory Rules 1998 No. 225 as amended

made under the

Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998

This compilation was prepared on 28 September 2004

taking into account amendments up to SR 1998 No. 351

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

    1Name of regulations [see Note 1]

 These regulations are the Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998.

2Commencement [see Note 1]

 These regulations commence on gazettal.

3Definitions

  In these regulations:

Act means the Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998.

Australia includes the External Territories.

local cargo means cargo that is consigned from a port in Australia to another port in Australia, other than cargo consigned on a through sea-carriage document to or from a port outside Australia.

sea-carriage document means:

• (a)

  a bill of lading; or

• (b)

  a consignment note; or

• (c)

  a sea waybill; or

• (d)

  a ship’s delivery order; or

• (e)

  a document with an effect similar to the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d).

4Rates of levy

• (1)

  For section 5 of the Act, the rate of levy on loading or unloading is the amount set out in the following table:

Item	Kind of loading or unloading	Rate ($)
1	Container (except local cargo, or a container mentioned in subregulation (3))	12
2	Local cargo	0
3	Road vehicle	6
4	Vehicle other than a road vehicle	0

• (2)

  In the table in subregulation (1):

  road vehicle means a vehicle that is designed solely or principally for transport on public roads of people, animals or goods.

• (3)

  However, for section 5 of the Act, the rate of levy on loading or unloading each container in a number of containers that are fastened together, and handled, as a single unit is the rate worked out by the formula:

   .

Notes to the Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998

Note 1

The Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998 (in force under the Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1998 No. 225 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1998 No. 225	16 July 1998	16 July 1998
1998 No. 351	22 Dec 1998	22 Dec 1998	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted       am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 4........................................	rs. 1998 No. 351