s 17
In forceDefinition of Australian Border Force vessel
Chapter 1Preliminary
Part 4Interpretation
17 Definition of Australian Border Force vessel
(1)
A vessel is an Australian Border Force vessel if it is:
(a)
used or for use for the purposes of the Australian Border Force (within the meaning of the Australian Border Force Act 2015); and
(b)
declared by AMSA by written instrument under subsection (2) to be an Australian Border Force vessel.
(2)
AMSA may make a declaration that a vessel, or vessel included in a class of vessels, is an Australian Border Force vessel.
(3)
A declaration made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.
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