Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
Collection Act means the Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991.
ton means a whole ton.
tonnage, in relation to a ship, means:
where the net tonnage of the ship has been determined by a method consistent with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969—the net tonnage so determined; or
in any other case—the net registered tonnage of the ship.
Note: The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1982 No. 15 ([1982] ATS 15). In 2012, the text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
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