{"id":"C1973L00187","name":"Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Regulations","slug":"pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"187 of 1973","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":24772,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1973L00187-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1973 No. 187\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL (SHIPPING LEVY COLLECTION) ACT 1972.\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1972.\n\nDated this twentieth day of September, 1973.\n\nPAUL HASLUCK\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nC. K. JONES\n\nMinister of State for Transport.\n\nPOLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL (SHIPPING LEVY COLLECTION) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Regulations.\n\nCommencement.\n\n2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the date fixed by Proclamation under sub-section 2 (1) of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy) Act 1972.\n\nDefinition.\n\n3. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1972.\n\nNotice requiring amount to be paid on account of levy.\n\n4. A notice under sub-section 7 (3) of the Act requiring an amount to be paid on account of levy that may become payable in respect of a ship for a quarter shall be served on the master of the ship personally or by post.\n\n\\* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 27 September 1973.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":877},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their original narrow scope. They were intended solely to provide procedural machinery for the collection of shipping levies under the parent Act, specifically addressing the method of serving notices on ship masters. No expansion beyond this original purpose is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 regulations total","Single defined term ('the Act')","One substantive provision (regulation 4) containing a straightforward procedural rule","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested cross-references","Minimal text with direct, unambiguous language"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations provide the administrative machinery for collecting shipping levies under the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1972.\n\n**What they do:**\n*   **Regulation 4** establishes how the government delivers payment notices to ship masters. If a levy (a type of tax or fee) may become payable for a ship for a quarter, the notice can be served either:\n    *   **Personally** — handed directly to the master (the person in charge of the ship), or\n    *   **By post** — sent through the mail.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n*   Ship masters and owners who are liable to pay oil pollution levies under the parent Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n*   These rules ensure the government can legally notify ships of potential levy debts, which helps fund measures to prevent or clean up oil pollution at sea. It's essentially the 'how-to' guide for sending bills to ships."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations","history":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-collection-regulations/documents"}}