New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE SAFETY ACT 1998 - SECT 6

6 Meaning of vessel “connected with this State”

A vessel is "connected with this State" for the purposes of this Act if:

(a) the vessel is registered, or is required to be registered, under the marine legislation, or

(b) the vessel is registered under the Shipping Registration Act 1981 of the Commonwealth with a home port in this State, or

(c) the vessel is owned by a person who is ordinarily resident in this State, or

(d) the vessel is owned by a person whose place of business, or principal place of business, is in this State, or

(e) the vessel is owned by a person whose principal place of business for managing the vessel’s operation is in this State, or

(f) the vessel is declared by the regulations to be a vessel connected with this State.