Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Customs) Act 1993

Act No. 42 of 1993 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 13 October 2009 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 94 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

An Act to impose contributions payable under the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993, so far as those contributions are duties of customs
1 Short title [see Note 1]

This Act may be cited as the Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Customs) Act 1993.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]

This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the commencement of Chapter 1 of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993.
3 Application of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993

Sections 4 and 5 of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 apply in relation to this Act in a corresponding way to the way in which they apply in relation to that Act.
4 Imposition of contributions 1

(1) Contributions payable under the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 are imposed.

 2

This section imposes contributions only so far as those contributions are duties of customs within the meaning of section 55 of the Constitution.
5 Act does not impose tax on property of a State 1

This Act does not impose a tax on property of any kind belonging to a State.

 2

(2) In this section, property of any kind belonging to a State has the same meaning as in section 114 of the Constitution.

Notes to the

Note 1

The Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Funds—Customs) Act 1993 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 42, 1993 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts
Act Number and year Date of Assent Date of commencement Application, saving or transitional provisions
Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Customs) Act 1993 42, 1993 15 Oct 1993 8 Jan 1995 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1994, No. S462)
Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 2008 94, 2008 3 Oct 2008 Schedule 1 (items 1–5): 13 Oct 2009 (see F2009L03731) —

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected How affected
Title am. No. 94, 2008
Ss. 1, 2 am. No. 94, 2008
Heading to s. 3 am. No. 94, 2008
Ss. 3, 4 am. No. 94, 2008