{"id":"F2018L01298","name":"Marine Navigation Levy Regulations 2018","slug":"marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439777,"registerId":"F2018L01298-fast-fetch-1775955667254","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marine Navigation Levy Regulations 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nMarine Navigation Levy Regulations 2018\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 13 September 2018\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nMichael McCormack\n\nDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Levy rates\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nMarine Navigation Levy Regulations 1991\n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Marine Navigation Levy Regulations 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 October 2018. 1 October 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989.\n\n6  Levy rates\n\n (1) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Act, 23.5 cents is prescribed as the levy rate for each of the first 5,000 tons of a ship’s tonnage.\n\n (2) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(b) of the Act, 12 cents is prescribed as the levy rate for each ton by which a ship’s tonnage is more than 5,000 tons but not more than 20,000 tons.\n\n (3) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(c) of the Act, 7 cents is prescribed as the levy rate for each ton by which a ship’s tonnage is more than 20,000 tons but not more than 50,000 tons.\n\n (4) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(d) of the Act, 2.5 cents is prescribed as the levy rate for each ton by which a ship’s tonnage is more than 50,000 tons.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nMarine Navigation Levy Regulations 1991\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the Marine Navigation Levy Regulations 1991 (Schedule 1) and replaces them by prescribing specific per‑ton levy rates under paragraph 7(2) of the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989 (s 6). It therefore changes the regulatory instrument in force by updating the rates and formal repeal; it does not itself amend the Act’s statutory levy power but implements that power with new numeric rates. Commencement is 1 October 2018 (s 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward numeric rates prescribed for four tonnage bands (s 6(1)–(4)).","Calculation requires applying different cents‑per‑ton rates across tiers — modest arithmetic and aggregation for ships spanning bands (s 6).","Cross‑reference to the levy power in the Act (operation tied to paragraph 7(2) of the Act as invoked in s 6), requiring users to consult the Act for payment mechanics and obligations (s 3, s 6).","Formal commencement and repeal mechanics are procedural (commencement date: s 2; repeal of 1991 regulations: Schedule 1).","No discretion or exceptions are set out in the instrument; it simply fixes rates, lowering legal complexity but requiring administrative collection steps by the responsible agency (implied by operation under the Act — s 3)."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation replaces the 1991 instrument and sets specific per‑ton marine navigation levy rates for ships, effective 1 October 2018. Ship operators pay the levy according to a ship’s registered tonnage across four tiered bands; the instrument prescribes the cents‑per‑ton amounts used to calculate what is payable under the Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain the exact same scope as their predecessor — setting levy rates for marine navigation. The 2018 version is a straightforward remake of the 1991 regulations with updated rates, not an expansion of purpose or coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive sections, with 4 subsections setting simple arithmetic rates","Single defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","No cross-references beyond the parent Act (Marine Navigation Levy Act 1989)","Linear structure with no conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Straightforward repeal of a single previous instrument in Schedule 1","Mathematical formula is simple tiered calculation with no variables or discretionary elements"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the dollar amounts for a marine navigation levy charged to commercial ships using Australian waters, calculated on a tiered per‑tonnage basis so larger vessels pay more overall but a lower rate per ton. It applies to ship owners/operators and is collected by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to fund navigation and safety services.\n\nThe rulebook replaces the 1991 regulations, providing the legal mechanism for AMSA to collect these user‑pays fees and maintain maritime infrastructure."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/marine-navigation-levy-regulations-2018/documents"}}