Financial estimates for AMSA’s regulatory charging activity outputs for current (2021-22) budget (2022-23), and three forward year estimates is summarised in Table 8, with cumulative results in Table 9.

Table 8: Financial estimates for regulatory charging activities

 EstimateBudgetForward Year Estimates
 2021-22
($’000)
2022-23
($’000)
2023-24
($’000)
2024-25
($’000)
2025-26
($’000)
Navigational infrastructure (Marine Navigation Levy)
Expenses (X)32,94433,67534,57035,31035,083
Revenue (Y)*37,75338,35739,12439,90640,704
Balance (Y - X)4,8094,6824,3744,5965,621
Environmental marine protection (Protection of the Sea Levy)
Expenses (X)27,30127,90728,79829,26229,074
Revenue (Y)*38,43039,04539,82640,62341,435
Balance (Y - X)11,12911,13811,02811,36112,361
Seafarer ship safety under Navigation Act 2012 and other Acts (Regulatory Functions Levy)
Expenses (X)54,43755,64557,42158,34757,971
Revenue (Y)57,73358,65759,83061,02762,248
Balance (Y - X)3,2963,0122,4092,6804,277
Marine services under Navigation Act 2012 and ship registration
Expenses (X)9,2409,4459,7469,9049,840
Revenue (Y)3,2752,8573,2103,2103,210
Balance (Y - X)(5,965)(6,588)(6,536)(6,694)(6,630)
Marine services for National System
Expenses (X)8,3598,5448,8178,9598,901
Revenue (Y)3,7223,2083,1403,1403,140
Balance (Y - X)(4,637)(5,336)(5,677)(5,819)(5,761)

Table 9: Financial estimates for regulatory charging activities

 EstimateBudgetForward Year Estimates
 2021-22
($’000)
2022-23
($’000)
2023-24
($’000)
2024-25
($’000)
2025-26
($’000)
Expenses (X)132,281135,216139,532141,782140,869

Revenue (Y)

140,913

142,124

145,130

147,906

150,737

Balance (Y - X)

8,632

6,908

5,598

6,124

9,868

Cumulative balance

8,632

15,540

21,138

27,262

37,130

As noted, AMSA’s financial estimates provided do not include the activity output for the National System regulatory-based seafarer and ship safety. Given the Independent Review of Australia’s Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety legislation and associated costs, and charging, it is not possible to comment on forward years with any degree or level of accuracy, nor without legislative funding provisions. To do otherwise would be confusing and counterproductive to users of this CRIS.