{"id":"C1947A00004","name":"Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947","slug":"stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"4 of 1947","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":4199,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1947A00004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947","content":"STEVEDORING INDUSTRY CHARGE.\n\nNo. 4 of 1947.\n\nAn Act to impose a Charge in respect of the Employment of Waterside Workers.\n\n\\[Assented to 28th March, 1947.\\]\n\nBE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—\n\nShort title\n\n1. This Act may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947.\n\n  \n\nCommencement.\n\n2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.\n\nIncorporation.\n\n3. The Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947 shall be incorporated and read as one with this Act.\n\nImposition of charge.\n\n4. A charge is imposed in respect of the employment of waterside workers after the commencement of this Act.\n\nRate of charge.\n\n5. The rate of the charge shall be four and one-half pence for every man-hour of employment.\n\nPerson liable.\n\n6. The charge in respect of the employment of any waterside workers shall be paid by the employer of those waterside workers","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2363},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of imposing a charge on the employment of waterside workers, without significant expansion into unrelated regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 sections with minimal text","Incorporation by reference of the Assessment Act 1947 (requires reading another Act for administration details)","Use of historical pre-decimal currency (pence) that may confuse modern readers","No definitions section (relies on external definitions or common understanding of terms)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act imposes a **charge (tax) on employers who hire waterside workers** (people who load and unload ships at docks, also called stevedores).\n\n**Key points:**\n- **Who pays:** The employer of the waterside workers\n- **How much:** Four and one-half pence for every hour worked by each worker (using pre-decimal currency)\n- **When it applies:** To employment occurring after the Act commences\n\nThe Act operates alongside the *Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947*, which contains the administrative rules for calculating and collecting the charge.\n\n**Why it matters:** This creates a targeted payroll tax on the stevedoring industry. Employers must pay a set amount for every hour a dock worker is employed, typically to fund industry regulation, training, or benefits for waterside workers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947","history":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947/history","analysis":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-charge-act-1947/documents"}}