W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Regulations 1983

Western Australia

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Regulations 1983 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on 1 July 1983.

3.Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

Authority means the chief executive officer;

Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code incorporating the amendments adopted by the Australian Transport Council on 1 October 2007;

NSCV means the National Standard for Commercial Vessels described in the Code.

Note:The definition of Code refers to the Code as amended by Amendment Lists 5 and 6 adopted by the Australian Transport Council on 1 October 2007 and available at http:/www.nmsc.gov.au/uslcode_2.html . That version of the Code contains provisions that affect the operation of regulations that refer to it, and should be referred to when interpreting those regulations.

[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 11 Aug 1992 p. 3979; 24 Oct 2008 p. 4677-8.]

4.Application of Section 7 of Code

(1)Subject to subregulation (2), the provisions of Section 7 of the Code are incorporated in these regulations and shall extend and apply to and in respect of all vessels and voyages to which the Act applies.

(2)The incorporation and application of Section 7 of the Code by subregulation (1) is subject to the following modifications —

(a)for the definition of Survey authority in clause 3.9, there is substituted the following definition —

“

survey authority means an authority appointed by the Governor under Section 31 of the Act.

”;

(b)clause 73.6 shall be deleted;

(c)clauses 74.1 and 74.2 shall be deleted;

(d)clauses 74.4 and 74.5 shall be deleted; and

(e)clauses 74.7 and 74.8 shall be deleted.

5.Construction of Code

In the construction of the Code as incorporated in these regulations, words and expressions defined in the NSCV, Part B, Clause 1.8 shall, unless otherwise provided by the Act or these regulations, have the meanings assigned in that clause.

[Regulation 5 inserted in Gazette 24 Oct 2008 p. 4678.]

6.Fees

(1)A fee of $26 for each metre of the load line length shall be payable for the initial load line survey of a vessel and the issue of a certificate.

(2)For the renewal of a load line survey (every 5 years), a fee of $55 shall be payable if the renewal survey is carried out in conjunction with the annual survey of the vessel and if the renewal survey is carried out at any other time the fee shall be $55 plus $20 for every half hour during which the surveyor is engaged on the survey.

(3)The fee for an annual load line survey carried out other than in conjunction with the annual survey of a vessel shall be $20 for each half hour during which the surveyor is engaged on the survey.

[Regulation 6 amended in Gazette 1 Aug 1990 p. 3644; 26 Jul 1991 p. 3929; 30 Jun 1992 p. 2906; 29 Jun 1993 p. 3186; 14 Jun 1994 p. 2488.]

Notes

1This is a compilation of the W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Regulations 1983 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Regulations 1983	1 Jul 1983 p. 2193	1 Jul 1983 (see r. 2)
W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Amendment Regulations 1990	1 Aug 1990 p. 3644	1 Aug 1990 (see r. 2)
WA Marine (Load Lines) Amendment Regulations 1991	26 Jul 1991 p. 3929	1 Aug 1991 (see r. 2)
W.A. Marine Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 1992 Pt. 5	30 Jun 1992 p. 2905-9	1 Jul 1992 (see r. 2)
W.A. Marine Amendment Regulations 1992 Pt. 9	11 Aug 1992 p. 3976-80	11 Aug 1992
W.A. Marine Amendment Regulations 1993 Pt. 5	29 Jun 1993 p. 3184-6	1 Jul 1993 (see r. 2)
W.A. Marine Amendment Regulations 1994 Pt. 5	14 Jun 1994 p. 2486-93	1 Jul 1994 (see r. 2)
Reprint of the W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Regulations 1983 as at 18 May 2001 (includes amendments listed above)
W.A. Marine (Load Lines) Amendment Regulations 2008	24 Oct 2008 p. 4677-8	r. 1 and 2: 24 Oct 2008 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Oct 2008 (see r. 2(b))