Marine Safety Act 1998

The regulations may incorporate by reference, wholly or in part and with or without modification, any standards, rules, codes, specifications or methods, as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time, prescribed or published by whatever means by an authority or body (whether or not it is a New South Wales authority or body).

Without limiting subsection (1), a regulation may adopt, wholly or in part and with or without modification any of the following documents as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time—

the National Standard for Commercial Vessels within the meaning of the National law,

the Uniform Shipping Laws Code within the meaning of the National law or any other code,

any Australian Standard or any standard of another country,

any treaty, convention or international agreement.

The regulations may prescribe a person or body who is to be taken to be the statutory marine authority for New South Wales for the purposes of all or specified provisions of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels referred to in subsection (2) (a).