Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977

Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977

Act No. 121 of 1977 as amended

[Note: This Act was repealed by Act No. 123 of 2005 on 26 October 2005]

This compilation was prepared on 15 November 2000
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 77 of 1994

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1 Short title [see Note 1]...........................

2 Commencement [see Note 1].......................

3 Incorporation.................................

4 Imposition of levies.............................

6 Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b)..............

7 Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c)...............

8 Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(d)..............

9 Person liable.................................

10 Expiry of levy................................

11 Purpose of levy................................

12 Regulations..................................

13 Expiry of Act.................................

Notes 

An Act to impose levies in respect of the employment of waterside workers

1  Short title [see Note 1]

  This Act may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977.

2  Commencement [see Note 1]

  This Act shall come into operation on the date of commencement of the Stevedoring Industry Acts (Termination) Act 1977.

3  Incorporation

  The Stevedoring Industry Levy Collection Act 1977 is incorporated and shall be read as one with this Act.

4  Imposition of levies

 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and to section 10, levy is imposed in respect of the employment of stevedoring employees after the commencement of this Act, as follows:

 (b) a levy in respect of the employment of stevedoring employees in, or in connexion with, the loading of cargo into ships by bulk means or the unloading of cargo from ships by bulk means;

 (c) a levy in respect of the employment of stevedoring employees in the loading of local cargo into ships; and

 (d) a levy in respect of the employment of stevedoring employees in the loading of overseas cargo into ships or the unloading of overseas cargo from ships.

 (2) The levies referred to in paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) are not imposed in respect of the employment of any stevedoring employees in the loading of cargo into, or the unloading of cargo from, a ship unless the employer of those stevedoring employees is required by subsection 6(2) of the Stevedoring Industry Levy Collection Act 1977 to furnish a return in respect of the loading of that cargo into the ship, or the unloading of that cargo from the ship, as the case may be.

6  Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b)

  The rate of the levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) is such amount per bulk handling worker‑hour of employment as is prescribed.

7  Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c)

  The rate of the levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c) is such amount per tonne as is prescribed of local cargo loaded into ships.

8  Rate of levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(d)

  The rate of the levy referred to in paragraph 4(1)(d) is such amount per tonne as is prescribed of overseas cargo loaded into or unloaded from ships.

9  Person liable

  Levy in respect of the employment of any stevedoring employees is payable by the employer of those stevedoring employees.

10  Expiry of levy

  The levies referred to in paragraphs 4(1)(b), (c) and (d) are not imposed in respect of the employment of stevedoring employees after a date notified by the Minister in the Gazette as the date after which those levies cease to be imposed.

11  Purpose of levy

  Levy is imposed to provide moneys for the purpose of enabling the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee established by the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977 to perform its functions under that Act.

12  Regulations

 (1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing rates of levy for the purposes of this Act.

 (2) Before making a regulation under subsection (1) prescribing the rate of any levy, the Governor‑General shall take into consideration any recommendations with respect to the rate of that levy that have been made to the Minister by the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee established by the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977.

13  Expiry of Act

  If the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977 ceases to have effect under section 32 of that Act, this Act ceases to have effect at the same time.

Notes to the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977

Note 1

The Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977 as shown in this reprint comprises Act No. 121, 1977 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Table of Amendment