Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673:section:3:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 4/6)
Character Range: 17983–20748

the ship is used to engage in coastal trading or intra‑State trading.
previous law means Part I of the Imperial Act known as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as amended, or otherwise affected in its operation, by the provisions of any other Imperial Act or of any Act, in so far as that Part as so amended, or otherwise affected in its operation, is part of the law of the Commonwealth.
proper officer means a person holding, or performing the duties of, any of the following offices (being an office of the Commonwealth) in a country or place outside Australia, namely:
 (a) Ambassador;
 (b) Minister;
 (c) Head of a Mission;
 (d) Chargé d'Affaires;
 (e) Counsellor, Secretary or Attaché of an Embassy, Legation or other post;
 (f) Consul‑General;
 (g) Consul; or
 (h) Vice‑Consul.
provisional registration certificate means a provisional registration certificate granted under section 21, 22 or 65.
red ensign means the Australian Red Ensign within the meaning of the Flags Act 1953.
registered means registered under this Act in:
 (a) the General Register; or
 (b) the International Register.
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
 (b) the International Register.
Registrar means the Registrar of Ships referred to in subsection 48(1).
registration certificate means a registration certificate, other than a provisional registration certificate, granted under this Act.
Registration Office means the Australian Shipping Registration Office referred to in section 54.
relevant court, in relation to a matter, means any of the following courts:
 (a) the Federal Court of Australia;
 (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2);
 (c) a superior court, or lower court, of a State or Territory;
that has jurisdiction in relation to the matter (see section 61BZD).
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.
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:
 (a) a pilot;
 (b) an owner of the ship or a person