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Meaning of regulated Australian ship

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16 Meaning of regulated Australian ship

(1)

A ship is a regulated Australian ship if the ship is an Australian ship that is:

(a)

a passenger ship that is used for overseas voyages; or

(b)

a cargo ship of 500 gross tonnage or more that is used for overseas voyages; or

(c)

a mobile offshore drilling unit that is on an overseas voyage (other than a unit that is attached to the seabed); or

(ca)

a FPSO; or

(cb)

a FSU; or

(d)

a ship of a kind prescribed in the regulations.

Note:

Regulations under this Act may make different provision with respect to different kinds of regulated Australian ships: see subsection 33(3A) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(2)

However, the following ships are not regulated Australian ships:

(a)

a ship that passes the infrequent overseas voyages test (see section 17AA);

(b)

a ship of a kind prescribed by the regulations.

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