Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094:section:15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15
Character Range: 57696–58974

15  Definition of regulated Australian vessel
 (1) A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if:
 (a) under the Shipping Registration Act 1981, the vessel is registered, required to be registered or exempt under section 13 of that Act from that requirement; and
 (b) the vessel is not a recreational vessel; and
 (c) any of the following apply:
 (i) the vessel is proceeding on an overseas voyage or is for use on an overseas voyage;
 (ii) a certificate issued under this Act, other than a non‑Convention tonnage certificate or a certificate prescribed by the regulations, is in force for the vessel;
 (iii) an opt‑in declaration is in force for the vessel.
 (2) A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is an Australian Border Force vessel.
 (3) A vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) is not a regulated Australian vessel if a declaration under section 19 is in force for the vessel.
 (4) A vessel in the course of construction is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is, after completion, for use as a vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or subsection (2).
 (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a vessel that has been launched, but has not been completed and delivered, is taken to be a vessel in the course of construction.