Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A vessel is an Australian Border Force vessel if it is:
(a) used or for use for the purposes of the Australian Border Force (within the meaning of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 ); and
(b) declared by AMSA by written instrument under subsection (2) to be an Australian Border Force vessel.
(2) AMSA may make a declaration that a vessel, or vessel included in a class of vessels, is an Australian Border Force vessel.
(3) A declaration made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.