1Shipping Registration (International Registration— Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

 

Shipping Registration (International Registration—Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018

I, Michael McCormack, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development make the following determination.

Dated  21 October 2018  

Michael McCormack

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Definitions

5  Amount of wages

6  Amount of compensation—death

7  Amount of compensation—long‑term disability

 

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Shipping Registration (International Registration— Minimum Wages and Compensation) Determination 2018.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsections 61AE(3) and 61AM(2) of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Shipping Registration Act 1981, including the following:

(a) International Register;

(b) ITF template agreement;

(c) owner;

(d) seafarer;

(e) ship.

  In this instrument:

Act means the Shipping Registration Act 1981.

senior officer means a seafarer performing the work of master, chief officer, chief engineer or first engineer.

5  Amount of wages

  For the purposes of subsection 61AE(3) of the Act, the amount of wages of a seafarer performing the work of a classification mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is the amount mentioned in column 2 of the item.

 

• Amount of wages
• Item Column 1Classification Column 2Amount, in US dollars, per calendar month
• 1 Master 5,786
• 2 Chief Engineer 5,270
• 3 Chief Officer 3,780