Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00997:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00997
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 19521–20377

7  Meaning of appropriate lifejacket
 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), appropriate lifejacket, for a vessel, means a lifejacket that a person on the vessel would be required to wear, or that the vessel would be required to carry, if the vessel were in NSW waters.
 (2) A lifejacket is not an appropriate lifejacket if:
 (a) it relies solely on oral inflation for buoyancy; or
 (b) it is not the correct size for the wearer or intended wearer.
 (3) An inflatable lifejacket is not an appropriate lifejacket at a particular time unless:
 (a) it was purchased or otherwise acquired new by the current owner no more than 12 months before that time; or
 (b) it has been serviced:
 (i) at intervals of 12 months or less; or
 (ii) at least at such longer intervals as are indicated by the manufacturer's instructions (if any) provided for the lifejacket.