Shipping Registration Regulations 2019 (Cth)

Shipping Registration Regulations 2019

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 21 February 2019

Peter Cosgrove Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Michael McCormack Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Definitions 5 Signing of documents 6 Specification of nationality of body corporate or body politic 7 Lodgement of documents 8 Service of documents 9 Tonnage length Part 2—Registration of ships Division 1—Registration 10 Scope of this Division 11 Application for registration of a ship—required information 12 Application for registration of a ship—required supporting documents 13 Identification document 14 Ownership document 15 Builder's certificate 16 Declaration of ownership and nationality 17 Entry of particulars in General Register or International Register 18 Prescribed class of ships not required to be measured for tonnage Division 2—Registration certificates and temporary passes 19 New registration certificates and provisional registration certificates 20 Provisional registration certificates for ships becoming entitled to be registered when abroad 21 Extension of period provisional registration certificate is in force 22 Surrender of temporary pass Division 3—Identification 23 Marking of ships 24 Change of name of registered ship 25 Change of name, address or nationality of owner, charterer or registered agent of a ship Division 4—National colours and other flags 26 National colours and other flags Division 5—Registration in the International Register 27 Cancellation of registration in the International Register 28 Review of decisions about registration in the International Register Part 3—Transfers and transmissions of ships 29 Transfers of ships 30 Transmissions of ships Part 4—The Registers 31 Information to be recorded in entries in the Registers 32 Obsolete or incorrect entries in the Registers Part 5—Other matters 33 Change in registered agent of a ship 34 Alterations to ships 35 Closure of registration of ships 36 Unregistered ships exempt from leaving ports 37 Admissibility of documents in evidence 38 Home ports 39 Characteristics of ships 40 Period in which no entry has been made in the Registers 41 References to measurements in documents 42 Extension of time 43 Verification of information etc. Part 6—Application, saving and transitional provisions 44 Application for registration of a ship 45 Surrender of temporary pass 46 Closure of registration of ships 47 Home ports 48 Extension of time 49 Effect of this Part on section 7 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901