Definition of overseas voyage
16 Definition of overseas voyage
A vessel’s voyage is an overseas voyage if in the course of the voyage the vessel is present in waters outside the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia.
Despite subsection (1), a vessel’s voyage is not an overseas voyage if:
the voyage commences from a port in Queensland and ends at the same port or another port in Queensland; and
as an incidental part of its voyage, the vessel is present in waters that are outside the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia but within the Protected Zone; and
the vessel is not otherwise present in waters that are outside the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia.
Despite subsection (1), a vessel’s voyage is not an overseas voyage if the presence of the vessel in waters outside the outer limits of the exclusive economic zone of Australia is because of stress of weather, saving life at sea or other unavoidable cause.
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