When is levy payable?
6 When is levy payable?
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 that:
is being first placed in commission after construction in an Australian port; or
is usually employed or moored within the limits of an Australian port; or
is an exempt ship on arrival at an Australian port and stops being an exempt ship while in that port; or
is placed in commission at an Australian port, or is to be sent to sea from that port, after a period in respect of which levy was remitted under the regulations;
is payable on the day the ship leaves that port.
Levy in respect of a ship (other than a ship to which subsection (1), (2) or (4A) 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 first‑mentioned day.
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 in respect of a ship that is registered in the Australian International Shipping Register is payable on the first day of each quarter.
Levy is not payable in respect of a ship more than 4 times in any period of 12 consecutive months.
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