Act not to apply to state ships etc
9 Act not to apply to state ships etc
Unless the contrary intention appears, this Act does not apply to, or in relation to:
a warship or other ship operated for naval, military, customs or law enforcement purposes by Australia or by a foreign state; or
a ship (other than a ship covered by paragraph (a)) that is:
owned, leased or chartered by, or otherwise in the operational control of, the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
being used wholly for non‑commercial activities; or
a security regulated port, or a part of a port, at any time that the port, or the part of the port, is under the exclusive control of the Australian Defence Force.
A reference in this Act to a maritime industry participant does not include a reference to:
the Australian Defence Force; or
the Immigration and Border Protection Department; or
an Agency of the Commonwealth prescribed in the regulations.
A reference in this Act to an offshore industry participant does not include a reference to:
the Australian Defence Force; or
the Immigration and Border Protection Department; or
an Agency of the Commonwealth prescribed in the regulations.
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