Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

If:

the ship operator for a regulated Australian ship has applied to the Secretary for an ISSC for the ship; and

there is a ship security plan in force for the ship; and

the ship is not ISSC verified; and

the Secretary reasonably believes that, were the ship to be inspected as mentioned in subsection 83(1), the ship would be ISSC verified;

If:

the Secretary has given a ship operator an ISSC for a regulated Australian ship; and

while the ISSC is in force, another ship operator becomes the ship operator for the ship;

An interim ISSC is in force for the period, not exceeding 6 months, specified in the interim ISSC.