Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COASTAL TRADING (REVITALISING AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING) ACT 2012 - SECT 7

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, and subject to subsection   (2), a vessel is used to engage in coastal trading if, for or in connection with a commercial activity:

  (a)   the vessel:

  (i)   takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and

  (ii)   carries the passengers or cargo to a port in another State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; or

  (b)   the vessel:

  (i)   takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and

  (ii)   carries the passengers or cargo to a port in the same State or Territory where some passengers disembark or some cargo is unloaded; and

  (iii)   carries passengers or cargo to a port in another State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; or

  (c)   the vessel:

  (i)   takes on board passengers or cargo at a port in a State or Territory; and

  (ii)   carries the passengers or cargo to a port in the same State or Territory where some or all of the passengers disembark or some or all of the cargo is unloaded; and

  (iii)   is one in relation to which a declaration under subsection   12(2) is in force.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply in respect of the following:

  (a)   a passenger who:

  (i)   holds a through ticket to or from a port outside Australia; and

  (ii)   disembarks at a port in Australia for transit purposes only;

  (b)   cargo that:

  (i)   is consigned on a through bill of lading to or from a port outside Australia; and

  (ii)   is unloaded at a port in Australia for transshipment only;

  (c)   passengers, or cargo, of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.