Marine and Safety (Safe Operation) Amendment Regulations 2005

Marine and Safety (Safe Operation) Amendment Regulations 2005

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 .

31 October 2005

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

BRYAN GREEN

Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Marine and Safety (Safe Operation) Amendment Regulations 2005 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the seventh day after the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Marine and Safety (Safe Operation) Regulations 2003 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Prescribed fees)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following item after item 1 in Part 1 :

2.   The fees specified in items 1 to 6 of Part 2 of this Schedule and item 1 of Part 3 of this Schedule are GST inclusive.

(b) by omitting Part 2 and substituting the following Part:

PART 2 - Prescribed fees

	Matter	Regulation	Fee units
1.	Application for SMP determination	Regulation 38(4)	83.33 for each hour taken to make the determination plus, if a vessel inspection is carried out, the inspector's travelling fees in accordance with Part 3 of this Schedule
2.	Application for approval of SMP: SMP administration fee	Regulation 39(2)(c)	(a) 222.22 for a Level 1 SMP (b) 138.89 for a Level 2 SMP
3.	Application for approval of SMP: assessment lasting longer than 2 hours	Regulation 39(4)	83.33 for each hour taken to complete the assessment after 2 hours
4.	Assessment of proposed amendment to SMP	Regulation 42(4)	83.33 for each hour taken to complete the assessment
5.	Follow-up of safety audit with return visit	Regulation 51(2)	83.33 for each hour of the return visit plus the auditor's travelling fees in accordance with Part 3 of this Schedule
6.	Application for exemption	Regulation 53(6)	83.33 for each hour taken to consider the application
7.	Revocation of suspension of SMP	Regulation 46(2)	43.85

(c) by omitting item 1 from Part 3 and substituting the following item:

1.   Travelling fees for a person to attend a vessel to conduct an inspection under regulation 38(6) or a safety audit follow-up under regulation 51 are to be charged in accordance with the following table:

Travel area	Fee units (per vessel per day)
Hobart/Bridgewater/South Arm/Kingston	32.48
Margate/Kettering/Gordon	53.85
Burnie/Wynyard	48.76
Stanley/Smithton/Port Latta	65.00
Marrawah/Couta Rocks/Temma/Corinna	107.65
Ulverstone/Devonport/Port Sorell	43.68
Launceston/Bell Bay/Bridport	53.85
Orford/Triabunna	53.85
Dunalley/Port Arthur/Nubeena	56.88
Swansea/Coles Bay/Bicheno	102.56
Huon/Dover/Southport	70.09
St Helens	81.24
Queenstown/Strahan	113.76
King Island	101.58
Flinders Island	101.58
Lake St Clair	97.52

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 9 November 2005

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Marine and Safety (Safe Operation) Regulations 2003 by increasing the fees payable under those regulations.