Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COASTAL TRADING (REVITALISING AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING) ACT 2012

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Act  
   4.      Constitutional basis for Act  
   5.      Simplified outline  

   PART 2--INTERPRETATION

   6.      Definitions  
   7.      Meaning of coastal trading  

   PART 3--PROVISIONS--RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THIS ACT

   8.      Extension to Territories  
   9.      Act to bind the Crown  
   10.     Act does not apply to certain vessels  
   11.     Minister may exempt certain vessels or persons  
   12.     Application to vessels on intrastate voyages  

   PART 4--LICENCES

           Division 1--General licences

              Subdivision A--Application for, and grant of, general licences

   13.     Application for general licence  
   14.     Application may be varied or withdrawn  
   15.     Deciding applications  
   16.     Grant of general licence  
   17.     Application taken to be granted in certain circumstances  
   18.     Issue of general licence  
   19.     When general licence is in force  
   20.     Refusal of application  

              Subdivision B--Conditions of general licences

   21.     Conditions imposed on all general licences  
   22.     Additional conditions may be imposed by Minister  
   23.     Breaching condition of general licence  

              Subdivision C--Renewal, cancellation and surrender of general licences

   24.     Renewal of general licence  
   25.     Cancellation of general licence  
   26.     Surrender of general licence  

              Subdivision D--Miscellaneous

   27.     Reporting requirements for general licences  

           Division 2--Temporary licences

              Subdivision A--Application for, and grant of, temporary licences

   28.     Application for temporary licence  
   29.     Application may be withdrawn  
   30.     Publication and notification of application  
   31.     Holder of general licence may give notice in response  
   32.     Process if notice in response received  
   33.     Comments by third parties  
   34.     Minister to decide applications  
   35.     Grant of temporary licence  
   36.     Application taken to be granted in certain circumstances  
   37.     Issue of temporary licence  
   38.     When temporary licence is in force  
   39.     Refusal of application  

              Subdivision B--Conditions of temporary licences

   40.     Conditions imposed on all temporary licences  
   41.     Additional conditions may be imposed by Minister  
   42.     Breaching condition of temporary licence  

              Subdivision C--Variation of matters authorised by temporary licences

   43.     Application to vary matters authorised by temporary licence  
   44.     Application may be withdrawn  
   45.     Consultation on proposed variation  
   46.     Minister to decide application  
   47.     Grant of variation to temporary licence  
   47A.    Application taken to be granted in certain circumstances  
   48.     Issue of varied temporary licence  
   49.     Refusal of application  

              Subdivision D--Variation of temporary licences to include new matters

   50.     Application of Subdivision  
   51.     Application to vary temporary licence  
   52.     Application may be withdrawn  
   53.     Process for deciding application  
   54.     Time for deciding application  
   55.     Grant of variation to temporary licence  
   56.     Application taken to be granted in certain circumstances  
   57.     Issue of varied temporary licence  
   58.     Refusal of application  

              Subdivision E--Cancellation and surrender of temporary licences

   59.     Cancellation of temporary licence  
   60.     Surrender of temporary licence  

              Subdivision F--Miscellaneous

   61.     Voyage notification requirements for temporary licences  
   62.     Reporting requirements for temporary licences  
   63.     Inappropriate use of temporary licence  

           Division 3--Emergency licences

              Subdivision A--Application for, and grant of, emergency licences

   64.     Application for emergency licence  
   65.     Application may be varied or withdrawn  
   66.     Deciding applications  
   67.     Grant of emergency licence  
   68.     Application taken to be granted in certain circumstances  
   69.     Issue of emergency licence  
   70.     When emergency licence is in force  
   71.     Refusal of application  

              Subdivision B--Conditions of emergency licences

   72.     Conditions imposed on all emergency licences  
   73.     Additional conditions may be imposed by Minister  
   74.     Breaching condition of emergency licence  

              Subdivision C--Miscellaneous

   74A.    Voyage notification requirements for emergency licences  
   75.     Reporting requirements for emergency licences  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   76.     Requests for further information--general and emergency licence applications  
   77.     Requests for further information--temporary licence applications  
   78.     Basis on which licences granted  

   PART 5--ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1--Requiring people to give information and produce documents or things

              Subdivision A--Notices to give information or produce documents or things

   79.     Notice to give information or produce document or thing  
   80.     Department may retain documents and things  

              Subdivision B--Offence and related provisions

   81.     Failure to comply with notice etc.  
   82.     Self - incrimination etc.  

           Division 2--Civil penalty provisions

   83.     Engaging in coastal trading without licence  
   84.     Breaching condition of exemption--vessels  
   85.     Breaching condition of exemption--persons  

           Division 3--Civil penalty proceedings

              Subdivision A--Obtaining a civil penalty order

   86.     Civil penalty orders  
   87.     Civil enforcement of penalty  
   88.     Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision  
   89.     Multiple contraventions  
   90.     Proceedings may be heard together  
   91.     Civil evidence and procedure rules to apply  
   92.     Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence  

              Subdivision B--Miscellaneous

   93.     Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions  
   94.     Continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions  
   95.     Mistake of fact  
   96.     State of mind  
   97.     Civil penalty provisions contravened by employees, agents or officers  
   98.     Civil penalty provisions contravened by executive officers  
   99.     Establishing whether an executive officer took reasonable steps to prevent the contravention of a civil penalty provision  

           Division 4--Infringement notices

   100.    Enforceable provisions  
   101.    When an infringement notice may be given  
   102.    Matters to be included in an infringement notice  
   103.    Extension of time to pay amount  
   104.    Withdrawal of an infringement notice  
   105.    Effect of payment of amount  
   106.    Effect of this Division  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Review of decisions

   107.    Review by the Administrative Review Tribunal  

           Division 2--Appointment of authorised persons etc.

   108.    Appointment of authorised persons  
   109.    Identity cards  

           Division 3--Disclosure of information

   110.    Disclosure of information by the Secretary  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   111.    Delegation  
   112.    Customs treatment of certain vessels  
   113.    Regulations