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Appendix 1: Government policy approval and statutory authority

Summary of government policy approval to cost recover, including date of decision, and statutory authority to charge by activity output, with references, is provided below.

Activity outputDate of decisionGovernment policy approvalStatutory authority to charge
Navigation infrastructure11 Sep 1990, reaffirmed on 17 Sep 2018Implied in second reading of Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bill 1990 and Explanatory Statement of Marine Navigation Levy Collection Regulations 2018Part 5, Division 2 of Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 and Explanatory Statement of Marine Navigation Levy Collection Regulations 2018
Environmental marine protection28 Nov 1989Implied in second reading of Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bill 1990 and second reading of Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Bill 1981Part 5, Division 2 of Australian Maritime Safety Act 1990, Section 5 of Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981, and National Plan
Seafarer and ship safety under Navigation Act 2012 and other ActsJun 1989Implied in second reading of Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bill 1990 and second reading of Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Bill 1991Part 5, Division 2 of Australian Maritime Safety Act 1990 and Section 6 of Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Act 1991
Marine services Navigation Act 201211 Sep 1990Implied in second reading of Australian Maritime Safety Authority Bill 1990Part 5, Division 2 of Australian Maritime Safety Act 1990 and AMSA Fees Determination 2015
Ship registration under Shipping Registration Act 198121 Jun 2012Explanatory statement of Shipping Registration Regulations (Amendment) 1991Part 5, Division 2 of Australian Maritime Safety Act 1990, Shipping Registration Act 1981, and AMSA Fees Determination 2015
Marine services under National System for domestic commercial vessels

2 Mar 2016

And

4 Dec 2017

 Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012 and Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013

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