PART 10
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
49. Charges for sanitary measures applied
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(1) Where the master of any ship is required by or under these Regulations to carry out any measures with a view to reducing the danger or preventing the spread of infection, the Quarantine Authority may, at the request of the master, and, if thought fit, at his or her cost, cause any such requirement to be complied with instead of enforcing the requirement against the master. When the Quarantine Authority causes any such requirement to be complied with at the cost of the master, the Quarantine Authority may require the amount of the charge for the work or a part of it to be paid to or deposited with the Quarantine Authority before the work is undertaken.
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(2) The amount of the charge for any work so to be undertaken by the Quarantine Authority shall be such reasonable sum as, to the exclusion of any charge or claim in respect of profit, represents the actual or estimated cost to be incurred by the Quarantine Authority in undertaking the work, so, however, that it shall not exceed the sum of $96 unless notice of the proposed charge has been given to the master before the work is undertaken.
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(3) All such charges may be recovered against the master, ship owner or his or her agent.
50. Charges
The charges to be made in respect of persons undergoing quarantine, isolation or observation, and the incidence of such charges, shall be such as are provided for in rules made under the Act. However, a charge shall not be made for any child under 3 years, and for any child over three years of age and under 10 years ½ the prescribed charges is payable and is payable by and recoverable from the person in charge of the child.
51. Further provisions as to expenses and charges
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(1) All expenses and charges referred to in these Regulations are payable to the Quarantine Authority.
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(2) Where any expenses or charges are payable by the master of a ship, the Treasurer and the Harbour Master may refuse to clear the ship until all liability in respect of the expenses or charges has been discharged.