Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468:reg:5:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 17048–19626

the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth.
Note: The Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law is set out in Schedule 1 to the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 and, when applying as a law of the Commonwealth, may be referred to as the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth (see section 4 of that Act).
master, of a boat, means the person having the command or charge of the boat, but does not include a marine pilot.
masthead light means a light on a boat that shows an unbroken white light over an arc of visibility of 225 degrees, showing from anywhere ahead of the boat to just behind the beam of the boat on both sides.
mooring permit: see subsection 18(2).
National Capital Authority means the body continued in existence by the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.
National Land has the same meaning as in the Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act 1988.
night means the period between sunset on one day and sunrise on the next day.
obstruction to navigation means any thing in a lake area, other than a thing that is lawfully constructed in the lake area, that is:
 (a) a risk to the safe navigation of boats; or
 (b) moored, berthed or placed in contravention of this Ordinance or the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law.
off‑the‑shore boat means a sailing boat that:
 (a) is not ballasted; and
 (b) does not have a cabin or fixed keel; and
 (c) does not have an engine; and
 (d) is not a sailboard.
operate, in relation to a boat, means determine or exercise control over, or attempt to determine or exercise control over, the course or direction of the boat or the means of propulsion of the boat, whether or not the boat is under way.
owner, of a boat (including a boat that is mortgaged, chartered, leased or hired), includes a person who:
 (a) is registered as an owner of the boat in a certificate of registry, or a certificate or unique identifier issued for the boat, under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or the Northern Territory; or
 (b) is a joint owner of the boat; or
 (c) whether on the person's own behalf or on behalf of someone else:
 (i) exercises any of the functions of the owner of the boat; or
 (ii) publicly represents that the person has those functions or accepts the obligation to exercise those functions; or
 (d) is the charterer of the boat.
Note: For the purposes of paragraph (a), a certificate or unique identifier may be issued for a