Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992

No. 231 of 1992

An Act to impose levy in respect of the employment of seafarers

[Assented to 24 December 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the day on which section 2 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 commences.

Interpretation

3. Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in this Act has the same meaning as in the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992.

Imposition of levy

4. If the Minister has made a declaration under section 100 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, levy is imposed on seafarer berths on prescribed ships.

Rate of levy

5. The rate of levy imposed on each seafarer berth is such amount as is prescribed.

Who pays levy?

6. Levy on seafarer berths is payable by an employer who employs or engages seafarers on a prescribed ship.

Regulations

7. The Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of section 5.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 14 October 1992

Senate on 5 November 1992]