{"id":"C1978L00246","name":"Stevedoring Industry Levy (Rates of Levy) Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"246 of 1978","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":25268,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1978L00246-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Stevedoring Industry Levy (Rates of Levy) Regulations (Amendment)","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules\n\n1978 No. 246\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE STEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEVY ACT 1977\\*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and having taken into consideration the recommendations that have been made to the Minister by the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee established by the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee Act 1977 with respect to the rates of levy to be prescribed for the purposes of section 5 of the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977, hereby make the following Regulations under the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977.\n\nDated this twenty-eighth day of November 1978.\n\nZELMAN COWEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nA. A. STREET\n\nMinister of State for Employment and Industrial Relations\n\nSTEVEDORING INDUSTRY LEVY (RATES OF LEVY) REGULATIONS\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Levy (Rates of Levy) Regulations.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 1978.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977.\n\nRates of levy\n\n4\\. (1) The amount of $1.09 per man-hour of employment is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (a) of the Act.\n\n(2) The amount of $6.14 per man-hour of employment is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 5 (b) of the Act.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 November 1978.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1700},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument remains strictly limited to its original purpose of prescribing specific dollar amounts for the industry levy. It does not expand beyond rate-setting into other regulatory areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term ('the Act') in the interpretation section","Single substantive provision prescribing two monetary amounts","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length of only 4 short sections with minimal cross-referencing"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the hourly rates for a tax (called a 'levy') that employers in the stevedoring industry must pay when they hire workers to load and unload ships.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Sets two different rates per hour worked:\n  - **$1.09 per man-hour** for standard employment categories (under paragraph 5(a) of the parent Act)\n  - **$6.14 per man-hour** for other specific employment categories (under paragraph 5(b) of the parent Act)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Employers in the Australian stevedoring (wharfing) industry who are covered by the Stevedoring Industry Levy Act 1977\n- The rates were set based on recommendations from the Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- This levy funds industry-wide costs, such as worker benefits, training, or infrastructure. The regulation simply updates the amount employers must pay per hour of labour used."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment","history":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/stevedoring-industry-levy-rates-of-levy-regulations-amendment/documents"}}