Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00190:section:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00190
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 12843–14174

(b) in the Australian coastal sea; or
 (c) in the exclusive economic zone of Australia; or
 (d) an Australian ship.
 (3) This section does not authorize the taking of measures against a warship or other ship owned or operated by a foreign State and used, for the time being, only on government non‑commercial service.
 (4) The Minister and the Authority shall, in and in relation to the exercise of powers under this section, act in accordance with Articles III and V of the Convention. For this purpose, those Articles are taken to extend to the taking of measures under this section elsewhere than on the high seas.
 (5) This section shall not be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting any right or power that the Commonwealth may have, whether under international law, under this Act or otherwise, apart from this section.
 (6) An expression (other than high seas) that is used in this section (other than paragraph (2B)(c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) or (2C)(a), (b), (c) or (d)) and in the Convention (whether or not a particular meaning is assigned to it by the Convention) has, in this section, the same meaning as in the Convention.
 (7) A direction under this Act is taken to relate to a ship involved in a maritime casualty referred to in subsection (1) even if the direction is issued under subparagraph (2)(b)(iv).