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SHIPS (CAPITAL GRANTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1992 NO. 411

STATUTORY RULES 1992 No. 411

Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support

Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987

Ships (Capital Grants) Regulations (Amendment)

Section 42 of the Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations for the purposes of the Act.

The Act is intended to provide an incentive in the form of a taxable grant for the introduction of more efficient ships into the Australian shipping industry. To be eligible for a grant a ship must comply with certain maximum crew levels specified in the Act which are prescribed according to the category of ship. The Act provides for regulations to create categories where proposed ships do not fit the existing categories. A ship must possess a category certificate before its eligibility for a grant can be determined.

The Regulations create categories for the ships "Amity" and "John Oxley II", with specified maximum crew levels which have been assessed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to be safe and efficient for the operations of these ships.

The "Amity" is a dredger which is stationed in Moreton Bay, to dredge dead coral from the seabed for use in the manufacture of cement. The maximum crew level for the ship is 3.

The "John Oxley II" is a barge used to transport the coral from the "Amity" to Queensland Cement Limited's cement works at Darra, on the Brisbane River. The maximum crew level for the ship is 4.

In the absence of additional categories, the maximum crew level of 21 prescribed in the Act would apply to the "Amity" and the "John Oxley II". Due to the small size of both vessels, their design, operational requirements and work practices it is not consistent with the intention of the Act that these ships operate with maximum crews of that size.