STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998 

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998 
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.  Short title   
2.  Commencement   
3.  Crown to be bound   
4.  Definitions   
5.  Imposition of levy   
6.  Regulations   

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

- LONG TITLE

An Act to impose a stevedoring levy, and for related
purposes

  
  
  

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

- NOTES

Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998
No. 88, 1998
  
  
  

Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998
No. 88, 1998

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

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Contents
1    Short title    
2    Commencement    
3    Crown to be bound    
4    Definitions    
5    Imposition of levy    
6    Regulations    

Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998
No. 88, 1998
An Act to impose a stevedoring levy, and for related purposes

[Assented to 3 July 1998]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 1  Short title

        This Act may be cited as the Stevedoring Levy (Imposition) Act 1998.

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 2  Commencement

        This Act commences at the same time as the Stevedoring Levy (Collection)
Act 1998.

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 3  Crown to be bound

        This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities, but does not make the
Crown liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 4  Definitions

        In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
stevedoring levy means levy payable under the Stevedoring Levy
(Collection) Act 1998.

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 5  Imposition of levy

    (1)    Stevedoring levy is hereby imposed.
    (2)    The rate of levy on the loading or unloading of a container is $20 per
container, or a lower rate prescribed by the regulations.
    (3)    The rate of levy on the loading or unloading of a vehicle is $10 per
vehicle, or a lower rate prescribed by the regulations.
    (4)    Regulations for the purposes of this section:
    (a)    may prescribe different rates for different classes of containers or
vehicles; and
    (b)    may prescribe a zero rate or rates.

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998
- SECT 6  Regulations

        The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
    (a)    required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
    (b)    necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect
to this Act.
  

STEVEDORING LEVY (IMPOSITION) ACT 1998

- NOTES

[Minister's second reading speech made in--
House of Representatives on 8 April 1998
Senate on 22 June 1998]
(66/98)