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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

No. 131, 2003

Compilation No. 27

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Short title and commencement
1 Short title
2 Commencement
Division 2—Purpose and simplified overview of this Act
3 Purpose of this Act
4 Simplified overview of this Act
Division 3—Application
5 Extension to Territories
6 Geographical jurisdiction
7 Act to bind Crown
8 Operation of State and Territory laws
9 Act not to apply to state ships etc.
Division 4—Definitions
10 Definitions
Division 5—Unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities
11 Meaning of unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities
Division 6—Security regulated ports and port operators
12 Meaning of port
13 Security regulated ports
14 Port operators
Division 7—Security regulated ships
15 Meaning of security regulated ship
16 Meaning of regulated Australian ship
17 Meaning of regulated foreign ship
Division 7A—Security regulated offshore facilities and offshore facility operators
17A Meaning of offshore facility
17B Security regulated offshore facilities
17C Offshore facility operators
Division 7B—Offences and enforcement action in relation to non‑regulated foreign ships
17D