Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00440:section:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00440
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 7
Character Range: 21367–23136

7  Meaning of coastal trading
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, and subject to subsection (2), a vessel is used to engage in coastal trading if, for or in connection with a commercial activity:
 (a) the vessel:
 (i) takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and
 (ii) carries the passengers or cargo to a port in another State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; or
 (b) the vessel:
 (i) takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and
 (ii) carries the passengers or cargo to a port in the same State or Territory where some passengers disembark or some cargo is unloaded; and
 (iii) carries passengers or cargo to a port in another State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; or
 (c) the vessel:
 (i) takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and
 (ii) carries the passengers or cargo to a port in the same State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; and
 (iii) is one in relation to which a declaration under subsection 12(2) is in force.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the following:
 (a) a passenger who:
 (i) holds a through ticket to or from a port outside Australia; and
 (ii) disembarks at a port in Australia for transit purposes only;
 (b) cargo that:
 (i) is consigned on a through bill of lading to or from a port outside Australia; and
 (ii) is unloaded at a port in Australia for transshipment only;
 (c) passengers, or cargo, of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.

Part 3—Provisions relating to the application of this Act