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