Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989

Levy in respect of a ship which trades solely between Australian ports (other than a ship to which subsection (2) applies) is payable on the first day of each quarter.

Levy in respect of a ship is payable on the day on which the ship leaves an Australian port if the ship:

is being first placed in commission after construction in that port; or

is usually employed or moored within the limits of that port; or

is an exempt ship on arrival at that port and stops being an exempt ship while in that port; or

is placed in commission at that port, or is to be sent to sea from that port, after a period in respect of which levy was remitted under the regulations.

Levy in respect of a ship (other than a ship to which subsection (1) or (2) applies) is payable:

where levy has not previously been paid in respect of the ship—on the day of its arrival at an Australian port; or

where the ship arrives at an Australian port 3 months or more after the day on which levy was last payable in respect of the ship—on the day of its arrival at that port; or

where the ship is in an Australian port on the day after the end of the period of 3 months after the day on which levy was last payable in respect of the ship—on the day after the end of that period.

Levy is not payable in respect of a ship under subsection (3) merely because the ship arrives at, or is in, an Australian port:

to take aboard water, provisions or fuel to be used by it for completing a voyage; or

to engage or discharge a member of the crew; or

to disembark a passenger or a member of the crew for medical treatment; or

for shelter, repairs or refitting.

Levy is not payable under this section in respect of a ship more than 4 times in any period of 12 consecutive months.