Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 3
Character Range: 36941–37813

3  Objects of Law
  The objects of this Law are as follows:
 (a) to form a part of a cooperative scheme between the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory that provides a single national framework for ensuring the safe operation, design, construction and equipping of domestic commercial vessels;
 (b) to implement Australia's international obligations in relation to the safety of domestic commercial vessels;
 (c) to facilitate the development of a safety culture that will prevent, or mitigate the effects of, marine incidents;
 (d) to provide a framework for the development and application of consistent national standards relating to the operation, design, construction and equipping of domestic commercial vessels;
 (e) to enhance the efficient and orderly operation of domestic commercial vessels;
 (f) to provide an effective enforcement framework.