Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Fees) Determination 2025
I, Farzian Zainal, Administrator of the Territory of Christmas Island, make the following determination.
Dated 16th December 2025
Farzian Zainal
Administrator of the Territory of Christmas Island
Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Airport facilities fees
5 Airport facilities fees
6 Waiver of airport facilities fees
Part 3—Marine traffic and harbour facilities fees
7 Marine traffic facilities and marine harbour facilities fees
8 Inward cargo storage
9 Outward cargo storage
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
This instrument is the Christmas Island Utilities and Services (Fees) Determination 2025.
2 Commencement
(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.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered.
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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.
(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.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under section 7 of the Christmas Island Utilities and Services Ordinance 2016.
4 Definitions
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 4 of the Act or section 5 of the Ordinance, including the following:
(a) Christmas Island;
(b) fee;
(c) utility or service.
In this instrument:
Act means the Christmas Island Act 1958.
aircraft has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
bagged phosphate means phosphate contained in bulker bags but does not include bulk phosphate.
daylight operations means 7:01 am to 6 pm.
deputy harbour master means a person appointed as a deputy harbour master of the Port of Christmas Island under section 7A of the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 (WA)(CI).
function, when used in Part 3, has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)(CI).
GRT means gross registered tonne.
harbour master means:
(a) the person appointed as the harbour master of the Port of Christmas Island under section 4 of the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 (WA)(CI); and
(b) a person appointed as an acting harbour master of the Port of Christmas Island under paragraph 52(1)(b) of the Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)(CI).
inward cargo means goods that have been unloaded from a vessel.
MTOW means maximum take-off weight.
night operations means 6:01 pm to 7 am.
Ordinance means the Christmas Island Utilities and Services Ordinance 2016.
outward cargo means goods that are intended to be loaded onto a vessel.
Port of Christmas Island means the area declared to be the Port of Christmas Island under section 10 of the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967 (WA)(CI).
recreational vessel means a vessel that is:
(a) not for use in connection with a commercial or governmental activity; and
(b) not more than 17.5 metres long.
TEU means twenty-foot equivalent unit.
vessel has the same meaning as in section 14 of the Navigation Act 2012.
wharf area means the wharves appointed, and the limits of those wharves fixed, under section 15 of the Customs Act 1901 by the notice published in Gazette No. GN 36 of 11 September 2002 on page 2415.
Part 2—Airport facilities fees
5 Airport facilities fees
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Ordinance, the fee determined for the supply of a utility or service set out in column 1 of an item in the following table is the fee set out in column 2 of the item.
Fees for supply of airport facilities
Item Column 1 Column 2
Utility or service Fee
1 Landing fee (daylight operations)—arrival of an aircraft at Christmas Island Airport during daylight operations (a) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is 20 or more tonnes—$15 per tonne(b) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is less than 20 tonnes—$300
2 Landing fee (night operations)—arrival of an aircraft at Christmas Island Airport during night operations (a) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is 20 or more tonnes—$40 per tonne(b) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is less than 20 tonnes—$800
3 Parking fee—the parking of an aircraft at Christmas Island Airport for a period of 6 hours or more per day (a) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is 20 or more tonnes—$1.00 per tonne for each day that the aircraft is parked at Christmas Island Airport for 6 hours or more(b) the certified MTOW of the aircraft is less than 20 tonnes—$20 for each day that the aircraft is parked at Christmas Island Airport for 6 hours or more
4 Terminal fee—use of the Christmas Island Airport terminal in relation to passengers arriving or departing on an aircraft (a) $5.00 per each arriving passenger(b) $5.00 per each departing passenger
5 Check-in counter fee—use of the check-in counters at the Christmas Island Airport for aircraft operating a ticketed air service $17.00 per each departing aircraft
(2) For the purposes of subsection 7(3) of the Ordinance, the fees determined in subsection (1) apply on and from the date on which this instrument commences.
Payment of fees
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 7(3)(a) of the Ordinance, a fee determined in subsection (1) must be paid by electronic funds transfer to a bank account nominated by the Administrator or a person acting on behalf of the Administrator.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Ordinance, a fee determined in subsection (1) is payable by the operator, owner or hirer of the aircraft to which the fee relates within 30 days of the date of the invoice issued in relation to the fee.
(5) An invoice mentioned in subsection (4) may be issued by the Administrator or a person acting on behalf of the Administrator.
6 Waiver of airport facilities fees
(1) The Administrator may waive a fee determined in subsection 5(1), in relation to a passenger air service, on written application by:
(a) the operator, owner or hirer of the aircraft to which the fee relates; or
(b) the manager of Christmas Island Airport.
(2) An application to waive a fee under this section must include the following:
(a) the period for which the waiver is requested;
(b) an explanation of how the waiver will benefit the Christmas Island community.
(3) Before deciding to waive a fee under this section, the Administrator must:
(a) consider whether the waiver will benefit the Christmas Island community; and
(b) be satisfied that the benefit of the waiver will outweigh any loss of revenue; and
(c) be satisfied that the waiver will not have a detrimental impact on any contracted air services for Christmas Island Airport.
(4) If the Administrator waives a fee under this section, they must provide written notice of the waiver to:
(a) the operator, owner or hirer of the aircraft to which the fee relates; and
(b) the manager of Christmas Island Airport.
(5) The written notice must specify the period for which the waiver is in force.
Part 3—Marine traffic and harbour facilities fees
7 Marine traffic facilities and marine harbour facilities fees
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a) of the Ordinance, the fee determined for the supply of a utility or service set out in column 1 of an item in the following table is the fee set out in column 2 of the item.
Fees for supply of marine traffic facilities and marine harbour facilities
Item Column 1 Column 2
Utility or service Fee
1 Mooring fee (recreational vessels)—mooring of a recreational vessel in the Port of Christmas Island (a) $50 per week(b) otherwise—$10 per day
2 Berth hire fee—occupation of a berth in the Port of Christmas Island by a vessel that is not a recreational vessel $50 per hour
3 Port tonnage fee—general use of the Port of Christmas Island based on the tonnage of a vessel that is not a recreational vessel $0.50 per GRT of the vessel
4 Wharfage fee—use of, or movement of goods in, the wharf area based on the kind of goods (a) bagged phosphate—$2.50 per tonne(b) any other goods contained in bulker bags—$2.50 per tonne(c) fuel that is not bunker fuel—$10 per kilolitre(d) bunker fuel—$5 per kilolitre(e) a shipping container that is empty—$10 per TEU(f) a shipping container that is not empty—$70 per TEU(g) any other goods that are not covered by paragraphs (a) to (f)—$4 per tonne
5 Storage fee—storage of inward cargo or outward cargo in the wharf area inward cargo or outward cargo stored in a shipping container—$7.50 per tonne for every day over the period of 10 days that the container is kept in the wharf area
6 Supply of fresh water $9.00 per kilolitre
(2) For the purposes of subsection 7(3) of the Ordinance, the fees determined in subsection (1) apply on and from the date on which this instrument commences.
Payment of fees
(3) For the purposes of paragraph 7(3)(a) of the Ordinance, and subject to subsection (4) of this section, a fee determined in subsection (1) must be paid by electronic funds transfer to a bank account nominated by the Administrator or a person acting on behalf of the Administrator.
(4) A fee determined in column 2 of item 1 in the table in subsection (1) may be paid by cash, instead of by electronic funds transfer under subsection (3).
(5) For the purposes of paragraph 7(3)(b) of the Ordinance, a fee determined in subsection (1) is payable within 30 days of the date of the invoice issued in relation to the fee.
(6) An invoice mentioned in subsection (5) may be issued by the Administrator or a person acting on behalf of the Administrator.
8 Inward cargo storage
(1) The harbour master may, on their own initiative or on written application by the owner of the inward cargo, vary the period determined in column 2 of item 5 in the table in subsection 7(1) (the determined period) in relation to inward cargo by publishing a written notice specifying a longer period.
(2) Before deciding to vary the determined period, the harbour master must consider whether any of the following circumstances exist in relation to inward cargo that is, or may be, subject to a fee determined in the table in subsection 7(1):
(a) weather events that cause unsafe conditions for the removal of inward cargo from the wharf area within the determined period;
(b) failures of equipment at the Port of Christmas Island that prevents or delays the removal of inward cargo from the wharf area within the determined period;
(c) vessel congestion at the Port of Christmas Island that prevents or delays the removal of inward cargo from the wharf area within the determined period;
(d) any other exceptional circumstances that, in the interests of fairness or safety, require a longer period to remove the inward cargo from the wharf area.
(3) A notice published under subsection (1) of this section:
(a) must be provided to the owner of the inward cargo or their shipping agent; and
(b) may be published in a manner that informs users of the Port of Christmas Island and members of the public of the longer period.
(4) A deputy harbour master may perform the functions of the harbour master under this section.
9 Outward cargo storage
(1) The harbour master may, on their own initiative or on written application by the owner of the outward cargo, vary the period determined in column 2 of item 5 in the table in subsection 7(1) (the determined period) in relation to outward cargo by publishing a written notice specifying a longer period.
(2) Before deciding to vary the determined period, the harbour master must consider whether any of the following circumstances exist in relation to outward cargo that is, or may be, subject to a fee determined in the table in subsection 7(1):
(a) weather events that cause unsafe conditions for vessel berthing at the Port of Christmas Island, or the handling of outward cargo in the wharf area, within the determined period;
(b) failures of equipment at the Port of Christmas Island that prevents or delays the removal of outward cargo from the wharf area within the determined period;
(c) vessel congestion at the Port of Christmas Island that prevents or delays the removal of outward cargo from the wharf area within the determined period;
(d) delayed arrival, beyond the determined period for the storage of the outward cargo in the wharf area, of the vessel at the Port of Christmas Island that is to collect the outward cargo;
(e) any other exceptional circumstances that, in the interests of fairness or safety, require a longer period to remove the outward cargo from the wharf area.
(3) A notice published under subsection (1) of this section:
(a) must be provided to the owner of the outward cargo or their shipping agent; and
(b) may be published in a manner that informs users of the Port of Christmas Island and members of the public of the longer period.
(4) A deputy harbour master may perform the functions of the harbour master under this section.