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Australian Maritime Safety Authority Fees Determination 2015

made under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990

Compilation no. 1
Compilation date: 1 April 2019

This compilation was prepared by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on 27 March 2019 taking into account amendments up to Australian Maritime Safety Authority Fees Amendment Determination 2019.

1 Name of instrument
4 Definitions
5 Liability for charge
6 Amount of charge
7 Hourly rate
8 Estimates
9 Charge for waiting time
10 Charge for travel to location of service
11 When charges payable
12 Payment in advance
13 Penalty interest on overdue charges
Schedule 1 Services and charges

1 Name of instrument
       This instrument is the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Fees Determination 2015.

4 Definitions
       In this instrument:
AMSA means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
AMSA office means the nearest office of AMSA at which an AMSA inspector is stationed.
GMDSS means Global Marine Distress and Safety System.
inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under subsection 254(1) of the Navigation Act 2012.
officer means an employee of AMSA or a person engaged by AMSA to perform a service, including an inspector.
regulations or Marine Orders means regulations or orders made under the Navigation Act 2012 or the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.

5 Liability for charge
       (1)A person is liable to pay a charge to AMSA if:
(a) the person asks AMSA to perform a service; or
(b) AMSA performs a service for the person's benefit.
       (2)The master, owner or agent of a vessel is taken to be the person for whose benefit an inspection or survey is performed to determine whether:
(a) the vessel is seaworthy or substandard; or
(b) equipment or cargo complies with the regulations or Marine Orders.

6 Amount of charge
       (1)The amount of charge payable for a service is:
(a) either:
 (i) the amount mentioned for the service in an item in Schedule 1; or
 (ii) if the service is not mentioned in Schedule 1 — the hourly rate mentioned in section 7; and
(b) any of the following that apply to the service:
 (i) the charge for waiting time mentioned in section 9;
 (ii) the charge for travel to and from the location of service mentioned in section 10;
 (iii) any other reasonable expense incurred in the provision of the service, including transport, use of vehicle and accommodation away from an AMSA office.
       (2)If a request for a service is cancelled, the charge is payable in accordance with subsection (1) for work done up to the time of cancellation.

7 Hourly rate
       The hourly rate for services provided by an inspector or equivalent AMSA officer is:
(a) $272 for each hour,