Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1981 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the levy imposed in respect of certain ships in Australian ports with oil on board. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Oil pollution Environmental fees/charges Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract Act to regulate various matters in relation with levy imposed by the Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy) Act 1981, such as exemption in respect of ship in an Australian port by reason of an emergency etc., exempt periods in relation to foreign going ships, time for payment of levy, payments on account of levy, persons liable to pay levy and amounts on account of levy, recovery of levy and amounts on account of levy, recovery of unpaid levy by distress, detention of ship for unpaid levy, and regulation making powers of the Governor General. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au