Commonwealth act

Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

4 of 1947

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This Act imposes a charge (tax) on employers who hire waterside workers (people who load and unload ships at docks, also called stevedores).

Key points:

Who pays: The employer of the waterside workers
How much: Four and one-half pence for every hour worked by each worker (using pre-decimal currency)
When it applies: To employment occurring after the Act commences

The Act operates alongside the Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947, which contains the administrative rules for calculating and collecting the charge.

Why it matters: This creates a targeted payroll tax on the stevedoring industry. Employers must pay a set amount for every hour a dock worker is employed, typically to fund industry regulation, training, or benefits for waterside workers.

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Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947

STEVEDORING INDUSTRY CHARGE.

No. 4 of 1947.

An Act to impose a Charge in respect of the Employment of Waterside Workers.

[Assented to 28th March, 1947.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947.

Commencement.

This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Incorporation.

The Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947 shall be incorporated and read as one with this Act.

Imposition of charge.

A charge is imposed in respect of the employment of waterside workers after the commencement of this Act.

Rate of charge.

The rate of the charge shall be four and one-half pence for every man-hour of employment.

Person liable.

The charge in respect of the employment of any waterside workers shall be paid by the employer of those waterside workers

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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