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Shipping Registration Amendment (Australian International Shipping Register) Act 2012
Details: C2012A00054
- C2012A00054
Act No. 54 of 2012 as made
An Act to amend the shipping law, and for related purposes
Originating Bill: Shipping Registration Amendment (Australian International Shipping Register) Bill 2012
C2012A00054
Schedule 1—The Australian International Shipping Register 3
Shipping Registration Act 1981 3
Part 2—Application, saving and transitional provisions relating to Part 1 22
Schedule 2—Seafarers 25
Shipping Registration Act 1981 25
Schedule 3—Enforcement 37
Shipping Registration Act 1981 37
Schedule 4—Other amendments 54
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 54
Marine Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991 54
Navigation Amendment Act 2011 55
This Act may be cited as the Shipping Registration Amendment (Australian International Shipping Register) Act 2012.
3. Schedule 4, items 1 to 5
4. Schedule 4, items 6 to 12
Schedule 1—The Australian International Shipping Register
Australian General Shipping Register means the Register referred to in subsection 56(1).
Australian International Shipping Register means the Register referred to in subsection 56(2).
Australian resident: see resident of Australia.
fixed fee, in respect of a matter, means a fee determined by the Authority under section 47 of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 in respect of the matter.
General Register means the Australian General Shipping Register.
International Register means the Australian International Shipping Register.
predominantly used to engage in international trading: a ship is predominantly used to engage in international trading if, in a calendar year, the percentage of the time that the ship is used to engage in international trading exceeds the percentage of the time that the ship is used to engage in coastal trading or intra‑State trading.
8 Subsection 3(1) (definition of Register)
9 Subsection 3(1) (definition of registered)
registered means registered under this Act in:
(a) the General Register; or
(b) the International Register.
10 Subsection 3(1) (definition of registered agent)
registered agent, in relation to a ship that is registered in the General Register or International Register, means the person whose name and address are entered in the relevant register in respect of that ship under section 64.
Registers means:
(a) the General Register; and
relevant register, in relation to a ship, means:
(a) if the ship is, or is to be, registered in the General Register—the General Register; and
(b) if the ship is, or is to be, registered in the International Register—the International Register.
resident of Australia or Australian resident means an individual:
(a) whose permanent place of abode is in Australia, whether or not he or she is from time to time temporarily absent from Australia; or
(b) whose domicile is in Australia, unless his or her permanent place of abode is outside Australia.
ship entitled to be registered means:
(a) a ship that is required to be registered; or
(b) a ship that is permitted to be registered.
15 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of ship permitted to be registered)
Add “or 15B”.
surveyor has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act.
trading ship means a ship for use in connection with a commercial activity, but does not include:
(a) a Government ship; or
(b) a fishing vessel; or
Example: An example of a trading ship is a ship that is used wholly for the carriage of passengers or cargo for hire or reward.
18 Subsections 3(3) and (4)
19 After section 3
3A Effect of closure or cancellation of registration
If the registration of a ship is closed or cancelled under this Act, the ship ceases to be registered.
After “paragraph 14(a), (b) or (c)”, insert “or 15B(a), (b) or (c)”.
21 Before section 12
Subdivision A—Obligation to register Australian‑owned ships
22 After subsection 12(3A)
(3B) The owner does not commit an offence against subsection (3), and the ship may not be detained under that subsection, if:
(a) the owner has made an application in accordance with section 15 or 15C to register the ship; and
(b) the Registrar has not made a decision on the application about whether to register the ship under section 15E or subsection 15F(1).
(3C) The owner does not commit an offence against subsection (3), and the ship may not be detained under that subsection, if:
(a) the owner has made an application in accordance with section 15C to register the ship in the International Register; and
(b) the Registrar has made a decision not to register the ship under subsection 15F(1); and
(i) the Registrar has not notified the owner of the decision; or
(ii) the owner has made an application under section 78A for review of the Registrar’s decision, and a decision has not been made on the application.
(3D) The owner does not commit an offence against subsection (3), and the ship may not be detained under that subsection, if:
(a) the Registrar has made a decision to cancel the registration of the ship under section 33B; and
23 After section 13
Subdivision B—The General Register
24 Sections 14 and 15
14 Ships that may be registered in the General Register
The following ships may be registered in the General Register:
(a) Australian‑owned ships;
(b) small craft that are wholly owned by Australian residents, or by Australian residents and Australian nationals;
(c) small craft that are operated solely by Australian residents, or by Australian nationals, or by both;
(d) ships that are on demise charter to Australian‑based operators.
15 Application for registration in the General Register
An application to register a ship in the General Register must:
(a) be made in accordance with the regulations; and
(b) be accompanied by the fixed fee (if any) for the application.
25 Before section 16
Subdivision C—The International Register
15A Objects of the International Register
The objects of the International Register are to:
(a) facilitate Australian participation in international trade; and
(b) provide an internationally competitive register to facilitate the long term growth of the Australian shipping industry; and
(c) promote the enhancement and viability of the Australian maritime skills base and the Australian shipping industry.
15B Ships that may be registered in the International Register
The following ships may be registered in the International Register if they are at least 24 metres in tonnage length:
(a) trading ships that are Australian‑owned ships;
(b) trading ships that are wholly owned by Australian residents, or by Australian residents and Australian nationals;
(c) trading ships that are operated solely by Australian residents, or by Australian nationals, or by both;
(d) trading ships that are on demise charter to Australian‑based operators.
15C Application for registration in the International Register
An application to register a ship in the International Register must:
(b) be accompanied by the fixed fee (if any) for the application; and
(c) be accompanied by evidence that a collective agreement has been made under section 11A.
15D Pre‑registration inspection
(1) If the Registrar receives an application under section 15C to register a ship in the International Register, the Registrar may require that the ship be inspected by a surveyor for the purposes of determining the application for registration.
(2) A surveyor may, at any reasonable time, go on board a ship and inspect the ship for the purposes of subsection (1).
(3) However, a surveyor must not inspect a ship unless the fixed fee (if any) for the inspection has been paid.
Subdivision D—Registration
15E Registration in the General Register
If an application under section 15 is made to register a ship in the General Register, then, subject to sections 16 and 17, the Registrar must register the ship in that register by entering in that register such particulars relating to the ship as are prescribed by the regulations.
15F Registration in the International Register
(1) If an application under section 15C is made to register a ship in the International Register, then, subject to sections 16 and 17, the Registrar may register the ship in that register by entering in that register such particulars relating to the ship as are prescribed by the regulations.
(2) When deciding under subsection (1) whether to register a ship in the International Register, the Registrar must have regard to:
(a) the age of the ship; and
(b) any information contained in the ship’s port state control inspection records in relation to the period prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) the ship’s classification society records in relation to the period prescribed by the regulations; and
(d) any inspection of the ship made by a surveyor under section 15D; and
(e) any matter that the Registrar considers relevant; and
(3) The Registrar must refuse to register the ship in the International Register if the Registrar is satisfied that:
(a) the ship will not be predominantly used to engage in international trading; or
(b) a collective agreement has not been made between the owner of the ship and the ship’s seafarers’ bargaining unit under section 11A.
(4) The Registrar may refuse to register the ship in the International Register if the applicant for registration refuses to allow a surveyor to go on board or inspect the ship under section 15D.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not limit the grounds on which the Registrar may refuse to register a ship in the International Register.
(6) If the Registrar refuses to register a ship in the International Register, the Registrar must give written notice of the decision to the applicant, specifying the reasons for the refusal.
26 Subsection 16(1)
(1) The Registrar must not register a ship in the General Register or International Register unless and until a certificate relating to the tonnage measurement of the ship issued under, or otherwise having effect because of, the Navigation Act has been lodged with the Registrar.
27 Section 17 (heading)
17 No multiple registrations
28 Subsection 17(1)
(1) The Registrar must not:
(a) register a ship in the General Register if it is registered:
(i) in the International Register; or
(ii) under a law of a foreign country; and
(b) register a ship in the International Register if it is registered:
(i) in the General Register; or
(ii) under a law of a foreign country.
19 Grant of registration certificate
(1) Upon the registration of a ship in the General Register or International Register, the Registrar must grant a registration certificate for the ship.
(2) The registration certificate must:
(b) contain the particulars relating to the ship that were entered in the relevant register; and
(c) contain such other matters as are prescribed.
31 Section 22B
After “section 15”, insert “or 15C”.
32 Paragraph 27(4)(a)
Omit “Register”, substitute “relevant register”.
33 Paragraph 30(1)(a)
After “paragraph 14(d)”, insert “or ships registered by virtue of section 15B”.
34 At the end of Part II
Division 5—Special provisions relating to the International Register
Subdivision A—Conditions of registration in the International Register
33A Conditions of registration in the International Register
(1) It is a condition of registration of a ship in the International Register that the person referred to in subsection (3) in relation to the ship must ensure that:
(a) an Australian national or Australian resident is the master or chief mate of the ship; and
(b) an Australian national or Australian resident is the chief engineer or first engineer of the ship.
(2) It is a condition of registration of a ship in the International Register that the person referred to in subsection (3) in relation to the ship must take reasonable steps to ensure that the positions of master and chief engineer are occupied by a person who is an Australian national or Australian resident.
(3) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the person is:
(a) if the ship is registered because of paragraph 15B(a) or (b)—the owner of the ship; and
(b) if the ship is registered because of paragraph 15B(c) or (d)—the operator of the ship.
Subdivision B—Cancellation of registration in the International Register
33B Cancellation of registration in the International Register
(1) The Registrar may cancel the registration of a ship in the International Register if the Registrar is satisfied that:
(a) the ship is or has been involved in a contravention, either in or outside of Australia, of:
(ii) the Navigation Act; or
(iii) the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983; or
(iv) a law prescribed by the regulations; or
(i) is not seaworthy (within the meaning of section 207 of the Navigation Act); or
(ii) is substandard (within the meaning of section 207A of the Navigation Act); or
(c) the ship has not been, or will not be, predominantly used to engage in international trading; or
(d) a collective agreement, made between the owner of the ship and the ship’s seafarers’ bargaining unit under section 11A, is not in force when the ship is used to engage in international trading; or
(e) a prescribed ground for cancelling the registration applies to the ship.
(2) If the Registrar cancels the registration of a ship in the International Register, the Registrar must give written notice of the decision to the owner, specifying the reasons for the cancellation.
(3) The regulations may prescribe requirements in relation to the cancellation of registration under this section.
Subdivision C—Basis of registration in the International Register
33C Basis of registration in the International Register
(1) A ship is registered in the International Register on the basis that:
(a) the registration may be closed under this Act; and
(b) the registration may be cancelled under section 33B; and
(c) the registration may be closed, cancelled, revoked, terminated or varied by or under later legislation; and
(d) no compensation is payable if the registration is closed, cancelled, revoked, terminated or varied as mentioned in any of the above paragraphs.
35 Subsection 36(2A)
36 Subparagraph 36(3)(b)(iii)
After “paragraph 14(b) or (c)”, insert “or 15B(b) or (c)”.
37 Subsection 37(1A)
38 Sections 45 and 46
39 Subsections 47A(1), (3) and (4)
40 Subsection 47A(7)
Omit “Register” (wherever occurring), substitute “relevant register”.
41 Subsection 47B(1)
42 Subsection 47B(2)
43 Section 47C
44 Subsection 47D(1)
45 Subsection 47D(2)
46 Subsection 47D(3)
47 Subsection 48(1)
Omit “under the Authority, be responsible for the maintenance of the Register”, substitute “subject to the control of the Authority, be responsible for the maintenance of the Registers”.
48 Subsection 49(1)
Omit “Register” (wherever occurring), substitute “Registers”.
49 Part V (heading)
Part V—The Registers
50 Section 56
56 The Registers
(1) There is to be a register, to be known as the Australian General Shipping Register.
(2) There is to be a register, to be known as the Australian International Shipping Register.
(3) The Registers are not legislative instruments.
51 Section 57 (heading)
57 Inspection of the Registers
52 Subsection 57(1)
Omit “Register”, substitute “Registers”.
53 Subsection 57(1) (note)
54 Subsection 57(2)
Omit “Register has been maintained in electronic form, provide for it”, substitute “Registers have been maintained in electronic form, provide for them”.
55 Subsections 57(3), (4) and (5)
(3) A person may inspect the Registers at any reasonable time during the hours when the Registration Office is open for business on payment of the fixed fee (if any) for the inspection.
(4) A person is entitled to be provided with a copy of, or an extract from, any entry in the Registers on payment of the fixed fee (if any) for the copy or extract.
(5) If the Registrar has made provision for electronic inspection of the Registers otherwise than at the Registration Office, a person may electronically inspect the Registers and make a copy of any electronic entry in the Registers on payment of the fixed fee (if any) for the inspection and copy.
56 Section 58 (heading)
58 Obsolete or incorrect entries in the Registers
57 Paragraph 58(1)(a)
Omit “, no entry or amendment of an entry has been made in the Register”, substitute “that is registered in the General Register or International Register, no entry or amendment of an entry has been made in the relevant register”.
58 Subparagraphs 58(1)(b)(i) and (ii)
59 Paragraph 58(2)(b)
60 Subsection 58(2A)
61 Paragraph 58(3)(a)
62 Section 59 (heading)
59 Rectification of the Registers
63 Paragraphs 59(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d)
Omit “Register”, substitute “General Register or International Register”.
64 Subsection 59(1)
Omit “rectification of the Register” (wherever occurring), substitute “rectification of that register”.
65 Subsection 59(2)
Omit “Register” (first occurring), substitute “General Register or International Register”.
66 Subsection 59(2)
Omit “the Register” (second and third occurring), substitute “that register”.
67 Subsection 59(3)
68 Subsection 59(5)
Omit “shall, upon receipt of the order, rectify the Register accordingly”, substitute “must, upon receipt of the order, rectify the General Register or International Register accordingly”.
69 Section 60 (heading)
60 Correction of clerical errors in the Registers
70 Section 60
71 Section 61 (heading)
61 False entries in the Registers
73 Section 62 (paragraph (b) of the definition of owner)
After “14(b)”, insert “or 15B(b)”.
74 Section 62 (paragraph (c) of the definition of owner)
Omit “or a ship registered by virtue of paragraph 14(d)”, substitute “, 14(d), 15B(c) or 15B(d)”.
75 Subsection 64(1)
Omit “shall be entered in the Register in respect of every registered ship”, substitute “must be entered in the General Register or International Register, in respect of every ship registered in that register,”.
76 Paragraph 64(1)(a)
After “14(c)”, insert “or 15B(c)”.
77 Paragraph 64(1)(b)
After “14(d)”, insert “or 15B(d)”.
78 Subsection 64(1A)
Omit “section 15, the name and address of the first person to be the registered agent of the ship shall be entered in the Register”, substitute “section 15 or 15C, the name and address of the first person to be the registered agent of the ship must be entered in the relevant register”.
79 Paragraph 64(2)(a)
81 Subsection 65(6)
82 Subsection 66(1)
83 Paragraph 66(1)(a)
(a) a ship registered in the General Register or International Register:
(i) is lost (whether actually or constructively); or
(ii) is taken by an enemy; or
(iii) is burnt or broken up; or
(iv) ceases to be entitled to be registered in that register; and
84 Subsection 66(2)
85 Subsection 66(3)
86 Paragraph 66(3)(b)
After “registered”, insert “in the relevant register”.
87 Subsection 77(2)
Omit “Register” (first occurring), substitute “General Register or International Register,”.
88 Subsection 77(2)
Omit “Register” (last occurring), substitute “General Register or International Register”.
89 Section 78 (heading)
78 AAT review of certain decisions
90 After section 78
78A Internal review of certain decisions
(1) An application may be made to the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority for review of a decision made by the Registrar under:
(a) subsection 15F(1) (which is about the registration of ships in the International Register); or
(b) subsection 33B(1) (which is about cancelling the registration of ships in the International Register).
(2) The regulations may make provision for review under this section.
91 Paragraph 83(2)(c)
92 Paragraph 83(2)(d)
93 Paragraph 83(2)(f)
94 Subparagraph 83(2)(t)(iv)
95 Subparagraph 83(2)(t)(v)
96 Subsection 83(5)
(a) provide for offences against the regulations; and
(b) provide for civil penalties for contraventions of the regulations.
(5A) The penalties for offences or civil penalties referred to in subsection (5) must not be more than 50 penalty units for an individual or 250 penalty units for a body corporate.
Part 2—Application, saving and transitional provisions relating to Part 1
commencement means the day this Schedule commences.
Registration Act means the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
98 Application of Part 1
(1) The amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule apply on and after commencement in relation to:
(a) ships that are registered immediately before commencement; and
(b) ships that are registered, or that are required or permitted to be registered, on or after commencement.
(2) In addition, the amendment made by item 22 applies on and after commencement in relation to applications to register a ship that are made before, on or after commencement.
99 Transitioning the Register, registration and certificates
(1) The register known as the Australian Register of Ships that was in existence under section 56 of the Registration Act immediately before commencement continues in existence (and may be dealt with) as if it were the Australian General Shipping Register referred to in subsection 56(1) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
(2) If, immediately before commencement, a ship is registered in the Australian Register of Ships under section 18 of the Registration Act, then the registration of the ship continues in effect (and may be dealt with) as if the ship were registered in the Australian General Shipping Register under section 15E of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
(3) A reference to “the Australian Register of Ships” in:
(a) a registration certificate granted before commencement under section 19 or 21 of the Registration Act; or
(b) a provisional registration certificate granted before commencement under section 21, 22 or 22A of the Registration Act;
is taken, on and after commencement, to be a reference to “the Australian General Shipping Register”.
100 Transitioning applications for registration
(a) an application had been made in accordance with section 15 of the Registration Act to register a ship; and
(b) the Registrar had not made a decision on the application;
then the application is taken to have been made in accordance with section 15 of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
101 Saving of regulations relating to registration
Regulations relating to applications for registration
(1) Despite the repeal of section 15 of the Registration Act by item 24 of this Schedule, regulations that:
(a) were made for the purposes of that section; and
continue in force (and may be dealt with) as if they had been made for the purposes of section 15 of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
Regulations relating to entry of particulars in the Register
(2) Despite the repeal of section 18 of the Registration Act by item 29 of this Schedule, regulations that:
continue in force (and may be dealt with) as if they had been made for the purposes of section 15E of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
Regulations relating to grant of registration certificate
(3) Despite the repeal of section 19 of the Registration Act by item 30 of this Schedule, regulations that:
continue in force (and may be dealt with) as if they had been made for the purposes of paragraph 19(2)(c) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
102 Saving of regulations providing for offences
Despite the repeal of subsection 83(5) of the Registration Act by item 96 of this Schedule, regulations that:
(a) were made for the purposes of that subsection; and
continue in force (and may be dealt with) as if they had been made for the purposes of subsection 83(5) of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
103 Saving of other regulations
Despite the amendment of sections 37, 47A, 58 and 65 and subsection 83(2) of the Registration Act by this Schedule, regulations that:
(a) were made for the purposes of those provisions; and
continue in force (and may be dealt with) as if they had been made for the purposes of those provisions of that Act (as amended by this Schedule).
104 Transitioning references to “the Register” in regulations
A reference to “the Register” in regulations that:
(a) were made for the purposes of a provision of the Registration Act; and
is taken, on and after commencement, to be a reference to “the relevant Register”.
Schedule 2—Seafarers
employee organisation means:
(b) an organisation recognised under a law of a foreign country as entitled to represent the industrial interests of seafarers.
harbour means a natural or artificial harbour, and includes an estuary, navigable river, creek, channel, haven, roadstead, dock, pier, jetty, offshore terminal or other place in or at which vessels can obtain shelter or load and unload goods or embark and disembark passengers.
international trading has the meaning given by section 61AB.
ITF template agreement means a standard form of agreement that:
(a) relates to the working conditions of seafarers; and
(b) is formulated by the International Transport Workers’ Federation; and
(c) is known as the International Transport Workers’ Federation Uniform Total Crew Cost Collective Agreement; and
(d) is available on the Authority’s website, or is otherwise available (without charge) from the Authority.
intra‑State trading: a ship is used to engage in intra‑State trading if, for or in connection with a commercial activity, the ship:
(b) carries those passengers or that cargo to another port in the same State or Territory where:
(i) some or all of those passengers disembark; or
(ii) some or all of that cargo is unloaded.
Navigation Act means the Navigation Act 1912.
8 Subsection 3(1) (definition of owner)
owner of a ship:
(a) except in sections 8, 11A, 12, 30 and 58 and in Parts VA and VI—means a person registered as owner in accordance with the regulations; and
(b) in sections 8, 12, 30 and 58—has its ordinary meaning; and
(c) in section 11A and Part VA—has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act; and
(d) in Part VI—has the meaning given by section 62.
seafarer means any person who is employed or works in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship, other than the following:
(b) an owner of the ship or a person representing the owner;
(d) special personnel (within the meaning of section 283 of the Navigation Act) in relation to the ship;
(e) a person temporarily employed on the ship in port;
seafarers’ bargaining unit, for a ship, has the meaning given by subsection 11A(2).
12 Section 11A
11A Collective agreement with the seafarers’ bargaining unit
(1) The owner of a ship may make an agreement (a collective agreement) with the seafarers’ bargaining unit for the ship about the terms and conditions of employment or engagement of all the seafarers working on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading.
Note: Before a ship can be registered in the International Register, the owner of the ship must make a collective agreement under subsection (1): see paragraph 15F(3)(b).
(2) The seafarers’ bargaining unit for a ship is a body consisting of a representative from each employee organisation that:
(a) has, as a member, one or more seafarers who will work on the ship when it is used to engage in international trading; and
(b) is entitled to represent the industrial interests of those seafarers in relation to that work; and
(c) has given written notice to the owner of the ship that it wishes to be a member of the body and has not withdrawn that notice.
(3) The regulations may prescribe requirements in relation to the making of a collective agreement under this section.
(4) The Fair Work Act 2009 does not apply in relation to the making of a collective agreement under this section, and a collective agreement under this section is not an enterprise agreement for the purposes of that Act.
13 After Part V
Part VA—Seafarers
Division 1—Application of other laws to International Register ships
61AA Application of other laws to International Register ships
If a ship is registered in the International Register, then:
(a) the Fair Work Act 2009 does not apply in relation to when the ship is used to engage in international trading; and
(b) the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 does not apply in relation to the ship at any time; and
(c) any legislation of a State or Territory that:
(i) provides for workers’ compensation; or
(ii) is prescribed by the regulations;
does not apply in relation to the ship at any time.
61AB When is a ship used to engage in international trading?
(1) A ship is used to engage in international trading if, for or in connection with a commercial activity:
(a) the ship:
(i) takes on board passengers or cargo at one or more ports in Australia; and
(ii) carries some or all of the passengers or cargo to one or more ports in one or more foreign countries; or
(i) takes on board passengers or cargo at one or more ports in one or more foreign countries; and
(ii) carries all of the passengers or cargo to one or more ports in one or more countries (which could be the same foreign country, another foreign country or Australia); or
(c) the ship undertakes an activity for, or in connection with, an activity referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(2) However, a ship is not used to engage in international trading at any time it is used to engage in:
(a) coastal trading; or
(b) intra‑State trading.
Division 2—Work agreements
61AC Application of this Division
(a) a ship that is registered in the International Register; and
(b) a seafarer working, or proposing to work, on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading.
Subdivision B—Requirements that apply to work agreements
61AD Work agreement must comply with this Division
(1) In addition to the requirements of section 45A of the Navigation Act that a work agreement of a seafarer must comply with, the owner of the ship must ensure that the work agreement complies with the requirements of this Division when the ship is used to engage in international trading.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the extent that the agreement applies to the seafarer while he or she is working on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading.
61AE Wages
(1) The work agreement must specify the amount of the seafarer’s wages, or the method for working that out.
(2) The amount of the wages must not be less than the relevant amount of wages determined by the Minister under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine the amount of wages of seafarers performing particular types of work.
(4) If, when making a determination under subsection (3):
(a) there is an ITF template agreement; and
(b) the ITF template agreement specifies an amount of wages of seafarers performing particular types of work;
then the amount of wages determined by the Minister under subsection (3) for a particular type of work must not be less than the amount of wages specified in the ITF template agreement for that type of work.
(5) If, after the Minister makes a determination under subsection (3), the ITF template agreement changes, then as soon as is reasonably practicable after becoming aware of that:
(a) the Minister must, by legislative instrument, revoke the determination made under subsection (3); and
(b) the Minister must make a new determination under subsection (3).
61AF Paid annual leave
(1) The work agreement must provide that the seafarer is entitled to at least 2.5 days of paid annual leave for each month of service on board the ship.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a period of service by the seafarer on board the ship is a period during which the seafarer is employed or engaged in relation to the ship, but does not include:
(a) any period of unauthorised absence; or
(b) any period of unpaid leave.
Paid annual leave not to include other absences
(3) The work agreement must not provide that the seafarer is on paid annual leave during any of the following periods:
(a) a period that is a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory;
(b) a period during which the seafarer is incapacitated for work as a result of illness or injury;
(c) a period of any other type of absence authorised under the work agreement.
61AG Dispute resolution procedure
(1) The work agreement must provide for a procedure for settling disputes about any matters arising in relation to the agreement, this Part or Part II of the Navigation Act.
(2) The procedure must:
(a) entitle the seafarer to make a complaint directly to the master of the ship and, if the seafarer considers it necessary, to an independent person or body specified in the agreement; and
(b) entitle the seafarer to be accompanied or represented by another person during the complaint process; and
(c) comply with any other requirements prescribed by the regulations.
Subdivision C—Effect of other agreements on the work agreement
61AH Effect of collective agreement with the seafarers’ bargaining unit
(1) This section applies while a collective agreement made under section 11A between the owner of the ship and the seafarers’ bargaining unit for the ship is in force.
(2) The work agreement referred to in section 45A of the Navigation Act, to the extent that the work agreement applies to the seafarer while he or she is working on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading, is taken to include the terms and conditions of the collective agreement.
(3) However, a term or condition of the collective agreement that is included in the work agreement because of subsection (2) has no effect to the extent that it is less beneficial to the seafarer than another term or condition of the work agreement.
61AI Effect of other agreements
(a) on or after the commencement of this section, the owner of the ship makes an agreement with another person or persons about the terms and conditions of employment or engagement of one or more seafarers working on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading; and
(b) the agreement is not a work agreement referred to in section 45A of the Navigation Act; and
(c) the agreement is not a collective agreement made under section 11A.
(2) If the work agreement referred to in section 45A of the Navigation Act incorporates any of the terms or conditions of the agreement referred to in paragraph (1)(a), then those terms or conditions have no effect to the extent that they apply to the seafarer while he or she is working on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading.
Subdivision D—Enforcement of work agreement in relation to wages and annual leave
61AJ Wages to be paid
The owner of the ship must ensure that any wages that are payable to the seafarer under the seafarer’s work agreement are paid to the seafarer.
61AK Annual leave may be taken
The owner of the ship must ensure that the seafarer is entitled to take any paid annual leave that the seafarer is entitled to take under the seafarer’s work agreement.
Division 3—Protection against victimisation of seafarers
61AL Protection against victimisation
(b) a seafarer who works, or a prospective seafarer who proposes to work, on board the ship when it is used to engage in international trading.
(2) A person must not victimise the seafarer because the seafarer:
(a) has made, proposes to make, or at any time has proposed to make a complaint under the dispute resolution procedure in the seafarer’s work agreement (unless the complaint is manifestly vexatious or maliciously made); or
(b) has refused to make, proposes to refuse to make, or at any time has proposed to refuse to make a complaint under the dispute resolution procedure in the seafarer’s work agreement; or
(c) has participated, proposes to participate, or at any time has proposed to participate in collective bargaining; or
(d) has refused to participate, proposes to refuse to participate, or at any time has refused to participate in collective bargaining; or
(e) has exercised, proposes to exercise, or at any time has proposed to exercise the right to organise and to take industrial action; or
(f) has refused to exercise, proposes to refuse to exercise, or at any time has proposed to refuse to exercise the right to organise and to take industrial action; or
(g) has joined, proposes to join, or at any time has proposed to join an employee organisation; or
(h) has refused to join, proposes to refuse to join, or at any time has proposed to refuse to join an employee organisation; or
(i) has participated, proposes to participate, or at any time has proposed to participate in the activities of an employee organisation; or
(j) has refused to participate, proposes to refuse to participate, or at any time has proposed to refuse to participate in the activities of an employee organisation; or
(k) has requested, proposes to request, or at any time has proposed to request representation by an employee organisation; or
(l) has refused, proposes to refuse, or at any time has proposed to refuse representation by an employee organisation.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person victimises a seafarer if the person:
(a) dismisses, or threatens or organises to dismiss, the seafarer; or
(b) injures, or threatens or organises to injure, the seafarer in his or her employment or engagement on board a ship; or
(c) alters the position of, or threatens or organises to alter the position of, the seafarer to the seafarer’s prejudice; or
(d) discriminates, or threatens or organises to discriminate, between the seafarer and other seafarers; or
(e) refuses, or threatens or organises to refuse, to employ the seafarer on board a ship.
Division 4—Injury etc. of seafarers
61AM Compulsory insurance for death or long‑term disability
(1) The owner of a ship that is registered in the International Register must have a policy of insurance or indemnity that:
(a) insures or indemnifies the owner for any liability of the owner to pay compensation for the death or long‑term disability suffered by a seafarer as a result of sickness or injury occurring while on board the ship; and
(b) provides a level of insurance or indemnity that is sufficient to cover the amount of compensation that is determined by the Minister under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine the amount of compensation for the death or long‑term disability suffered by a seafarer as a result of sickness or injury occurring while on board the ship.
(b) the ITF template agreement specifies an amount of compensation for the death or long‑term disability of a seafarer, or a method for working that out;
then the amount of compensation determined by the Minister under subsection (2) for the death or long‑term disability of a seafarer must not be less than the amount of compensation specified in, or worked out under, the ITF template agreement for the death or long‑term disability of the seafarer.
(4) If, after the Minister makes a determination under subsection (2), the ITF template agreement changes, then as soon as is reasonably practicable after becoming aware of that:
(a) the Minister must, by legislative instrument, revoke the determination made under subsection (2); and
(b) the Minister must make a new determination under subsection (2).
61AN Liability for medical attendance etc.
(1) This section applies if the owner of a ship that is registered in the International Register would, apart from subsection (2), be liable under section 127 of the Navigation Act to pay expenses relating to a hurt or injury received, disease contracted or illness suffered by a seafarer while on board the ship when it was used to engage in international trading.
(2) Any liability of the owner under that section ceases on the earlier of the following days:
(a) the day after the seafarer has recovered;
(b) the day that is 16 weeks after the first day the seafarer received the hurt or injury, contracted the disease or suffered the illness.
61AO Liability for wages of sick or injured seafarers
(1) This section applies if the owner of a ship that is registered in the International Register would, apart from subsection (2), be liable under section 132 of the Navigation Act to pay wages to a seafarer who is hurt or injured, or becomes ill, while on board the ship when it was used to engage in international trading.
(b) the day that is 16 weeks after the first day the seafarer was hurt or injured, or became ill.
Schedule 3—Enforcement
civil penalty order has the meaning given by subsection 61BA(4).
(c) a superior court, or lower court, of a State or Territory;
that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter (see section 61BZD).
4 Before Part VI
Part VB—Enforcement
Division 1—Civil penalty provisions
61BA Civil penalty orders
(1) The Authority may apply to a relevant court for an order that a person, who is alleged to have contravened a civil penalty provision, pay a pecuniary penalty.
Relevant court may order person to pay pecuniary penalty
(3) If the relevant court is satisfied that the person has contravened the civil penalty provision, the relevant court may order the person to pay such pecuniary penalty for the contravention as the relevant court determines to be appropriate.
Note: Subsection (5) sets out the maximum penalty that the relevant court may order the person to pay.
(d) whether the person has previously been found by a court in proceedings under one or more of the following Acts to have engaged in any similar conduct:
(ii) the Navigation Act;
(iii) the Crimes Act 1914 or the Criminal Code in relation to this Act.
61BB Civil enforcement of penalty
(1) A pecuniary penalty is a debt payable to the Authority on behalf of the Commonwealth.
(2) The Authority may enforce a civil penalty order as if it were an order made in civil proceedings against the person to recover a debt due by the person. The debt arising from the order is taken to be a judgement debt.
61BC Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision
61BD Multiple contraventions
61BE Proceedings may be heard together
61BF Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders
61BG Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence
Subdivision B—Civil proceedings and criminal proceedings
61BH Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings
61BI Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings
61BJ Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings
Criminal proceedings may be commenced against a person for conduct that is the same, or substantially the same, as conduct that would constitute a contravention of a civil penalty provision, regardless of whether a civil penalty order has been made against the person in relation to the contravention.
61BK Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings
61BL Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions
Note: Section 61BN (which provides that a person’s state of mind does not need to be proven in relation to a civil penalty provision) does not apply to this subsection.
61BM Mistake of fact
(3) A person who wishes to rely on a matter in subsection (1) or (2) in proceedings for a civil penalty order bears an evidential burden in relation to that matter.
61BN State of mind
(1) In proceedings for a civil penalty order against a person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision (other than because of subsection 61BL(1)), it is not necessary to prove:
other than as expressly provided.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the operation of section 61BM (mistake of fact).
61BO Civil penalty provisions contravened by employees, agents or officers
61BP Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions
Division 2—Infringement notices, voluntary enforceable undertakings and injunctions
61BQ When an infringement notice may be given
(1) If the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has contravened a civil penalty provision, the Authority may give to the person an infringement notice for the alleged contravention.
(4) The Authority may give a person a single infringement notice relating to multiple contraventions of a single provision if:
Note: For continuing offences, see subsection 4K(2) of the Crimes Act 1914. For continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions, see section 61BP of this Act.
61BR Matters to be included in an infringement notice
(j) state that the person may apply to the Authority to have the period in which to pay the amount extended; and
(n) state that the person may make written representations to the Authority seeking the withdrawal of the notice.
61BS Extension of time to pay amount
(1) A person to whom an infringement notice has been given may apply to the Authority for an extension of the period referred to in paragraph 61BR(1)(h).
(2) If the application is made before the end of that period, the Authority may, in writing, extend that period. The Authority may do so before or after the end of that period.
(3) If the Authority extends that period, a reference in this Division, or in a notice or other instrument under this Division, to the period referred to in paragraph 61BR(1)(h) is taken to be a reference to that period so extended.
(4) If the Authority does not extend that period, a reference in this Division, or in a notice or other instrument under this Division, to the period referred to in paragraph 61BR(1)(h) is taken to be a reference to the period that ends on the later of the following days:
(a) the day that is the last day of the period referred to in paragraph 61BR(1)(h);
(b) the day that is 7 days after the day the person was given notice of the Authority’s decision not to extend.
(5) The Authority may extend the period more than once under subsection (2).
61BT Withdrawal of an infringement notice
(1) A person to whom an infringement notice has been given may make written representations to the Authority seeking the withdrawal of the notice.
(2) The Authority may withdraw an infringement notice given to a person (whether or not the person has made written representations seeking the withdrawal).
(3) When deciding whether or not to withdraw an infringement notice (the relevant infringement notice), the Authority:
(a) must take into account any written representations seeking the withdrawal that were given by the person to the Authority; and
(i) whether a court has previously imposed a penalty on the person for a contravention of a civil penalty provision;
(iii) whether the person has paid an amount, stated in an earlier infringement notice, for a contravention of a civil penalty provision if the contravention is constituted by conduct that is the same, or substantially the same, as the conduct alleged to constitute the contravention in the relevant infringement notice;
(iv) any other matter the Authority considers relevant.
(a) the Authority withdraws the infringement notice; and
61BU Effect of payment of amount
(1) If the person to whom an infringement notice for an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision is given pays the amount stated in the notice before the end of the period referred to in paragraph 61BR(1)(h), then:
61BV Effect of this Division
(a) require an infringement notice to be given to a person for an alleged contravention of a civil penalty provision; or
(d) limit the court’s discretion to determine the amount of a penalty to be imposed on a person who is found to have contravened a civil penalty provision.
Subdivision B—Enforceable undertakings
61BW Acceptance of undertakings
(1) The Authority may accept any of the following undertakings:
(a) a written undertaking given by a person that the person will, in order to comply with a civil penalty provision, take specified action;
(b) a written undertaking given by a person that the person will, in order to comply with a civil penalty provision, refrain from taking specified action;
(c) a written undertaking given by a person that the person will take specified action directed towards ensuring that the person does not contravene a civil penalty provision, or is unlikely to contravene such a provision, in the future.
(3) The person may withdraw or vary the undertaking at any time, but only with the written consent of the Authority.
(4) The consent of the Authority is not a legislative instrument.
(5) The Authority may, by written notice given to the person, cancel the undertaking.
61BX Enforcement of undertakings
(a) a person has given an undertaking under section 61BW; and
(c) the Authority considers that the person has breached the undertaking;
the Authority may apply to a relevant court for an order under subsection (2).
Subdivision C—Injunctions
61BY Grant of injunctions
(1) If a person has engaged, is engaging or is proposing to engage, in conduct in contravention of a civil penalty provision, a relevant court may, on application by the Authority, grant an injunction:
the court may, on application by the Authority, grant an injunction requiring the person to do that thing.
61BZ Interim injunctions
(1) Before deciding an application for an injunction under section 61BY, a relevant court may grant an interim injunction:
(2) The court must not require an applicant for an injunction under section 61BY to give an undertaking as to damages as a condition of granting an interim injunction.
61BZA Discharging or varying injunctions
A relevant court may discharge or vary an injunction granted by that court under this Division.
61BZB Certain limits on granting injunctions not to apply
61BZC Other powers of a relevant court unaffected
Division 3—Civil jurisdiction of courts
61BZD Civil jurisdiction of courts
A superior court, or lower court, of a State or Territory
(2) Jurisdiction is conferred on the courts of a Territory only to the extent that the Constitution permits.
1 Section 46 (at the end of the definition of charge)
; or (d) a fee in respect of a matter referred to in section 15, 15C, 15D or 57 of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
3 Section 3 (definition of sea‑going ship)
sea‑going ship means:
(a) a ship which, in the course of a voyage to or from an Australian port, passes a marine navigational aid under the control of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a ship that is registered in the Australian International Shipping Register.
Omit “or (2)”, substitute “, (2) or (4A)”.
5 After subsection 6(4)
(4A) Levy in respect of a ship that is registered in the Australian International Shipping Register is payable on the first day of each quarter.
6 Subsection 2(1) (table item 2)
2A. Schedule 1, items 2 and 3
2B. Schedule 1, items 3A to 33
2C. Schedule 1, items 34 to 40
At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 2A.
2D. Schedule 1, items 41 and 42
2E. Schedule 1, items 43 and 44
2F. Schedule 1, item 45
2G. Schedule 1, items 46 and 47
2H. Schedule 1, item 48
2J. Schedule 1, items 49 to 57
2K. Schedule 1, items 58 to 62
2L. Schedule 1, items 63 to 72
2M. Schedule 1, item 73
2N. Schedule 1, items 74 to 77
2P. Schedule 1, items 78 to 79A
7 After item 3 of Schedule 1
3A Subsection 6(1)
owner of a ship means one or more of the following:
(a) a person who has a legal or beneficial interest in the ship;
(b) a person with overall general control and management of the ship;
(c) a person who has assumed responsibility for the ship from a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c), a person is not taken to have overall general control and management of a ship, or to have assumed responsibility for a ship, merely because he or she is the master or pilot of the ship.
3B Subsection 6(4)
8 Item 4 of Schedule 1
Subdivision A—Work agreements
45A Work agreements
Requirement that seaman have a work agreement
(d) when the ship is taken to sea, a work agreement that complies with this section is not in force in relation to the seaman.
When a work agreement complies with this section
(2) A work agreement complies with this section if the work agreement is in accordance with any regulations made for the purposes of subsection (3).
Regulations about work agreements
(3) The regulations may prescribe matters relating to work agreements including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) the content and form of work agreements (including terms and conditions about the amount of wages and paid annual leave);
(b) the right of a seaman to review, and seek advice on, a work agreement before signing it;
(c) the process for signing work agreements;
(d) the information or documents that must be given to, or made available to, seamen in relation to work agreements and the manner in which such information or documents must be given or made available;
(e) the termination of work agreements.
agreement has its ordinary meaning.
seaman includes the master of a ship.
work agreement means an agreement that is made between a seaman and the owner of a ship.
9 Item 6 of Schedule 1
10 Items 11 and 21 of Schedule 1
11 Items 61 and 62 of Schedule 1
(a) the inspection of a ship for the purpose of ascertaining whether the ship complies with such of the provisions of:
(i) this Act, the regulations and orders; and
(ii) Part VA of the Shipping Registration Act 1981;
relating to the working and living conditions of the seamen on board the ship and of the master of the ship as apply to the ship; and
(b) requiring the production to the surveyor of any document relating to those conditions.
(2AB) The powers of a surveyor under subsection (1) extend to:
(a) the inspection of a ship for the purpose of ascertaining whether the ship complies with section 33A of the Shipping Registration Act 1981 (which is about registration conditions for certain ships); and
(b) requiring the production to the surveyor of any document relating to compliance with that section.
(2AC) Subsections (2), (2AA) and (2AB) do not limit subsection (1).
Omit “or (2)”, substitute “, (2), (2AA) or (2AB)”.
12 At the end of Part 1 of Schedule 1
79A Application of items that commence on 1 July 2012
(1) The amendments made by the items of this Schedule that commence on 1 July 2012 (see the commencement table in section 2) apply, on and after that day, in relation to ships that are registered in the Australian International Shipping Register (within the meaning of the Shipping Registration Act 1981).
(2) The amendments made by those items also apply, on and after 1 January 2013, in relation to ships that are registered in the Australian General Shipping Register (within the meaning of that Act).