Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Regulations 1998

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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

 1 Name of regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Commencement [see Note 1] 

 3 Definitions 

 4 Rates of levy 

Notes  

 

 

 

1 Name of regulations [see Note 1]

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

2 Commencement [see Note 1]

  These regulations commence on gazettal.

3 Definitions

  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).

4 Rates 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

 

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