Bills Digest No. 58 1997-98
Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Bill 1997
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Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Bill 1997
Date Introduced: 24 September 1997
House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Primary Industries and Energy
Commencement: 1 July 1998
To impose a levy on certain ships entering Australian ports in order
to provide funds for the Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development
Program.
The reader is referred to the background contained in the digest to
the companion Bill, the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding
Levy Collection Bill 1997 (the Collection Bill).
Clause 5 of the Bill imposes the levy in accordance with the
provisions of the Collection Bill.
Clause 6 sets out the amount of the levy:
- $210 - for bulk carriers;
- $140 - for other ships which are liable to pay the levy under the
Collection Bill.
Readers are referred to the concluding comments contained in the digest
to the companion Bill, the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding
Levy Collection Bill 1997
Rosemary Bell (Background)
Lee Jones (Main Provisions)
13 October 1997
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