Regulation may give effect to treaties, conventions or international agreements or documents
211 Regulation may give effect to treaties, conventions or international agreements or documents
A regulation may give effect (with or without changes and whether in whole or part) to a treaty, convention or international agreement or document about ships.
Examples—
1 the Prevention of Collisions Convention (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Navigation Act, part 4)
2 the Safety Convention (also within the meaning of the Commonwealth Navigation Act, part 4)
3 resolutions, codes, recommendations and other documents issued by the International Maritime Organisation
A person must not contravene a regulation made under subsection (1) that is declared to be a regulation to which this subsection applies, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
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This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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