3Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act:

Collection Act means the Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989.

ton means a whole ton.

tonnage, in relation to a ship, means:

(a) where the net tonnage of the ship has been determined by a method consistent with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969—the net tonnage so determined; or
(b) in any other case—the net registered tonnage of the ship.

Note: The text of the Convention is set out in Australian Treaty Series 1982 No. 15 ([1982] ATS 15). In 2012, the text of a Convention in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).