Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1989 No. 23 of 1990 - SECT 39

39. After section 8A of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Declaration that Act applies in relation to trading ships engaging in
intra-state trade

"8AA. (1) The owner of a trading ship may apply to the Minister for a
declaration under subsection (2) in relation to the ship.

"(2) The Minister may, in writing, declare that this Act applies in relation
to the ship even when the ship is proceeding on a voyage other than an
overseas voyage or an inter-state voyage.

"(3) The declaration has effect despite section 2.

"(4) The Minister must revoke the declaration on the application of the owner
of the ship.

"(5) If a declaration under subsection (2) is in force in relation to a
trading ship, then, for the purposes of this Act, the ship is to be taken not
to be a ship referred to in subsection 2 (1).".