Navigation Act 2012

A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if:

under the Shipping Registration Act 1981, the vessel is registered, required to be registered or exempt under section 13 of that Act from that requirement; and

the vessel is not a recreational vessel; and

any of the following apply:

the vessel is proceeding on an overseas voyage or is for use on an overseas voyage;

a certificate issued under this Act, other than a non‑Convention tonnage certificate or a certificate prescribed by the regulations, is in force for the vessel;

an opt‑in declaration is in force for the vessel.

A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is an Australian Border Force vessel.

A vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) is not a regulated Australian vessel if a declaration under section 19 is in force for the vessel.

A vessel in the course of construction is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is, after completion, for use as a vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or subsection (2).

For the purposes of subsection (4), a vessel that has been launched, but has not been completed and delivered, is taken to be a vessel in the course of construction.