Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Act 1998 (Act No. 38 of 1998). Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the collection of the levy imposed by the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998, and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Environmental fees/charges Special fund Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract Levy imposed by the Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Act 1998 is payable in respect of a ship, other than a ship declared by the regulations to be an exempt ship (2) The following persons are jointly and separately liable to pay any levy that is payable in respect of a ship: (a) the ship’s owner; (b) the ship’s master; (c) an agent or consignee of the ship who has paid, or is liable to pay, any charge on account of the ship. Section 7 prescribes when levy is due. Levy shall be paid to persons appointed under section 5 and in accordance with section 8. Levy payable in respect of a ship may be recovered in any court of summary jurisdiction by proceedings in the name of an authorized person. There is established a Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Reserve. The purpose of the Reserve is to provide funding for the Strategic Ballast Water Research and Development Program. The Governor General may make regulations prescribing matters specified in section 13. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implemented by Ballast Water Research and Development Funding Levy Collection Regulations 1998. Legislation | Australia | 1998 Keyword: Marine pollution, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX