Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 No. 8, 1981 - SECT 29

Division 4 - Nationality and National Colours
29. (1) The following ships shall, for all purposes, be taken to be
Australian ships and to have Australian nationality:

   (a)  registered ships;

   (b)  unregistered ships (other than ships required to be registered), being
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        (i)    Australian-owned ships referred to in section 13;

        (ii)   ships wholly owned by residents of Australia or by residents of
               Australia and Australian nationals; or

        (iii)  ships operated solely by residents of Australia or Australian
               nationals or both.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be taken to alter the character of a ship
as an article of personal property.
(3) In this section, "unregistered ship" means a ship that is not registered
under this Act or under the law of a foreign country.