7When levy is payable

7 When levy is payable

(1) Levy in respect of a ship which trades solely between Australian ports (other than a ship to which subsection (2) applies) is payable on the first day of each quarter. (2) Levy in respect of a ship is payable on the day on which the ship leaves an Australian port if the ship: (a) is being first placed in commission after construction in that port; or (b) is usually employed or moored within the limits of that port; or (c) is an exempt ship on arrival at that port and stops being an exempt ship while in that port; or (d) is placed in commission at that port, or is to be sent to sea from that port, after a period in respect of which levy was remitted under the regulations. (3) Levy in respect of a ship (other than a ship to which subsection (1) or (2) applies) is payable: (a) where levy has not previously been paid in respect of the ship—on the day of its arrival at an Australian port; or (b) where the ship arrives at an Australian port 3 months or more after the day on which levy was last payable in respect of the ship—on the day of its arrival at that port; or (c) where the ship is in an Australian port on the day after the end of the period of 3 months after the day on which levy was last payable in respect of the ship—on the day after the end of that period. (4) Levy is not payable in respect of a ship under subsection (3) merely because the ship arrives at, or is in, an Australian port: (a) to take aboard water, provisions or fuel to be used by it for completing a voyage; or (b) to engage or discharge a member of the crew; or (c) to disembark a passenger or a member of the crew for medical treatment; or (d) for shelter, repairs or refitting. (5) Levy is not payable under this section in respect of a ship more than 4 times in any period of 12 consecutive months.