14Exemption from navigation service charges—the Act, s 50(2)

14 Exemption from navigation service charges—the Act, s 50(2)

14 Exemption from navigation service charges—the Act, s 50(2)

(1) A navigation service charge is not payable for—

(a) the entry into Botany Bay by a vessel that leaves Sydney Harbour and, without leaving the territorial sea of Australia or entering another port, enters Botany Bay, or

(b) the entry into Sydney Harbour by a vessel that leaves Botany Bay and, without leaving the territorial sea of Australia or entering another port, enters Sydney Harbour.

(2) A navigation service charge must be reduced by 50% for—

(a) a subsequent entry into Botany Bay by a vessel that leaves Botany Bay and, without leaving the territorial sea of Australia or entering another port, re-enters Botany Bay, and

(b) a subsequent entry into Sydney Harbour by a vessel that leaves Sydney Harbour and, without leaving the territorial sea of Australia or entering another port, re-enters Sydney Harbour.

(3) In this section—

territorial sea of Australia means the territorial sea of Australia within the limits referred to in the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 of the Commonwealth, section 4(1).