{"id":"C1973L00186","name":"Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy) Regulations","slug":"pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"186 of 1973","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":24769,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1973L00186-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1973 No. 186\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE POLLUTION OF THE SEA BY OIL (SHIPPING LEVY) 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) 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) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation.\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Shipping Levy) 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) Act 1972.\n\nRate of levy.\n\n4. For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the rate of levy for a quarter is One cent per ton of the tonnage of a ship.\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":1238},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain strictly limited to their original purpose of prescribing the specific levy rate under the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 operative sections total","Single defined term ('the Act')","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references beyond the enabling Act","Simple mathematical formula: 1 cent × tonnage"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** These Regulations set the amount that ship owners must pay into Australia's oil pollution compensation fund.\n\n**The key detail:** The levy is set at **1 cent per ton** of a ship's tonnage, charged every quarter.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of ships operating in Australian waters, who are required to contribute to a fund that pays for cleaning up oil spills.\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a 'polluter pays' system ensuring money is available to respond to oil pollution incidents at sea without relying solely on taxpayer funding."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations","history":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/pollution-of-the-sea-by-oil-shipping-levy-regulations/documents"}}