Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989

In this Act:

Australian port means a place appointed, proclaimed or prescribed as a port under the Customs Act 1901, or under a law of a State or the Northern Territory.

authorised person means a person appointed under section 5.

Collector means:

exempt ship means a ship declared by the regulations to be an exempt ship.

home port, in relation to a ship, means the port notified by the ship’s owner or agent as the ship’s home port in a written notice to a Collector at that port.

levy means the levy payable in accordance with this Act and imposed by the Levy Act.

Levy Act means the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989.

officer of Customs has the same meaning as in the Customs Act 1901.

quarter means a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October in any year.

sea‑going ship includes a ship which, in the course of a voyage to or from an Australian port, passes an AMSA aid to navigation (as defined in the Navigation Act 2012).

ship includes every description of vessel used in navigation not ordinarily propelled by oars only.