Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 17

             (1)  The Registrar shall not register a ship under this Act if it is registered under the law of a foreign country.

             (2)  Where, in relation to a ship that has, at any time, been registered under the law of a foreign country, application is made for the registration of the ship under this Act, the application shall be accompanied by such evidence as the Registrar requires to establish:

                     (a)  that the ship is no longer registered under the law of that country; or

                     (b)  that steps have been taken, or are proposed to be taken, to close the registration of the ship under the law of that country on or before the registration of the ship under this Act.