Navigation Act 1912

Act No. 4 of 1913 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 27 September 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 56 of 2012

Volume 4 includes: Note 1
Table of Acts
Act Notes
Table of Amendments
Note 2
Table A

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Notes to the Navigation Act 1912

Note 1

The Navigation Act 1912 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 4, 1913 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI 2006 No. 50). The amendments are incorporated in this compilation.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 24 November 2000 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

For miscellaneous provisions affecting the operation of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, as amended, refer to sections 103–106 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1979 (No. 98, 1979) and sections 46 and 47 of the Admiralty Act 1988 (No. 34, 1988).

Table of Acts

(a) Section 1 of the Navigation Act 1912 made provision for that Act to commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

 For details of the commencement of:

 (i) the Navigation Act 1912 and that Act as amended; and

 (ii) Navigation amendment Acts;

 reference should be made to:

 (iii) the provisions relating to commencement in each of those Acts; and

 (iv) the particulars of Proclamations shown in relation to those Acts in the Tables below which have been extracted from the 1950 and 1968 Annual Volumes.

TABLE 1

EXTRACT FROM ANNUAL VOLUME OF ACTS 1950

 Certain sections only of the Navigation Act 1912 were proclaimed to commence on 2nd March, 1920, but this proclamation was annulled by s. 3 of the Navigation Act 1920.

 The following sections of the Navigation Act 1912–1935 have since been proclaimed to commence on the undermentioned dates:

 Sections 1, 1A, 2, 3, 6–10, 14, 43, 44, 47A, 50, 77, 85, 88, 91, 92, 122A, 132, 135–138, 187, 204A, 259–265A, 269A, 284–293, 317A, 378–380, 384, 386, 387, 389, 391–396, 399–405, 407, 410A, 413, 414, 416, 418A, 422, 423, 423A, 424, 425 and Schedules I, II, IV and V:

To commence on 1st July, 1921. See Gazette, 1921, p. 489.

 Sections 123 and 231:

To commence on 1st October, 1921. See Gazette, 1921, pp. 489 and 1230.

 Sections 11–13, 26, 28–42, 45–47, 48, 49, 51–76, 78–84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 93, 94,
99–115, 127–131, 133, 134, 139, 140, 142–148, 164–176, 177–186, 388, 390, 397, 398, 406, 410, 411, 412, 415, 417, 418 and 419:

To commence on 1st March, 1922. See Gazettes, 1921, p. 1377 and 1922, p. 67.

 Sections 116–120, 122, 124–126, 149–163, 294–317, 318–329, 381, 382, 383, 385, 408, 409 and Schedule III:

To commence on 1st February, 1923. See Gazette, 1922, p. 2757.

 Section 235:

To commence on 1st March, 1923. See Gazette, 1923, p. 289.

 Sections 4, 5, 15–25, 27, 187A, 188–201, 201A, 202–204, 205, 206, 206A, 207–217, 217A, 218–230, 232–234, 248–258, 258A, 268, 269, Part V (sections 270–283), Part IX (sections 356–367 and 369–377), sections 420 and 421:

To commence on 1st October, 1923. See Gazette, 1923, p. 990.

 Sections 293A and 422A:

To commence on 31st August, 1925. See Gazette, 1925, p. 1285.

 Sections 40A, 40B, 46A, 187A, 191, 191A, 191B, 192A, 215, 229, 230, 253A, 258B, 265, 351 and Schedules VI and VII:

To commence on 15th April, 1935. See Gazette, 1935, pp. 502, 533 and 536.

 Section 231A:

To commence on 1st October, 1935. See Gazette, 1935, p. 997.

 Sections 218, 218A, 219, 219A, 219B, 219C, 220, 220A, 221, 221A, 222, 222A, 223, 223A, 224, 224A, 225, 225A, 226, 226A and 227:

To commence on 30th March, 1936. See Gazette, 1935, p. 1060.

 Sections 197A, 198A, 206B, 206C, 206D, 206E, 206F, 206G, 206H, 216 and 216A:

To commence on 31st October, 1935. See Gazette, 1935, p. 1225.

 The remaining sections have not yet been proclaimed to commence.(a)

NOTE TO EXTRACT FROM ANNUAL VOLUME OF ACTS 1950

 (a) Sections 236, 237, 237A, 238–245 and 247 (comprising Division 9 of Part IV) of the Navigation Act 1912 were to commence on dates to be fixed by Proclamation, but those sections were repealed by the Navigation Act 1965 before they came into operation.

TABLE 2

EXTRACT FROM ANNUAL VOLUME OF ACTS 1968

 The Navigation Act 1952, other than sections 4(b), 13 and 30, commenced on the date of the Royal Assent. Section 4(b) was proclaimed to commence on 1 March 1957, section 13 on 19 December 1952, and section 30 on 5 June 1953.

 Sections 1, 2 and 30(2) of the Navigation Act 1953 commenced on the date of the Royal Assent; the remaining provisions commenced on the date fixed by Proclamation.

 Sections 1 and 2 of the Navigation Act 1958 commenced on the date of the Royal Assent. Sections 3–11, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23–25, 28, 30–32, 34, 36–40, 42–44, 47, 49, 52–69, 71,
73–75, 77, 79–81, 83–103, 105, 107–109, 111–142, 144–159, 161–181, 183–197, 199, 201, 203, 205, 207 and 208 were proclaimed to commence on 27 June 1959. Sections 29, 72, 202 and 206 were proclaimed to commence on 30 August 1960. Sections 27, 78 and 82 were proclaimed to commence on 21 August 1962. Sections 33, 35, 41, 45, 48, 50, 51, 70, 104, 110 and 198 were proclaimed to commence on 25 October 1963. Sections 12–15, 18, 20, 22, 46 and 182 were proclaimed to commence on 6 March 1964. Section 160 was proclaimed to commence on 8 May 1964. Sections 26, 76 and 143 were proclaimed to commence on 16 August 1965.(b)

 Sections 1, 2 and 36 of the Navigation Act 1961 commenced on the date of the Royal Assent. Sections 3, 5–13, 20, 29, 31, 33 and 34 were proclaimed to commence on 30 August 1962. Sections 28 and 30 were proclaimed to commence on 8 February 1963. Section 35 was proclaimed to commence on 24 October 1963. Section 14 was proclaimed to commence on 25 October 1963. Sections 4, 23, 27 and 32 were proclaimed to commence on 6 March 1964. Sections 15–19 and 24 were proclaimed to commence on 8 May 1964. Sections 21 and 22 were proclaimed to commence on 30 July 1965. Sections 25 and 26 were proclaimed to commence on 16 August 1965.

 Sections 3–14 of the Navigation Act 1968 commenced on the date fixed by Proclamation. The remaining sections commenced on the date of the Royal Assent.

NOTE TO EXTRACT FROM ANNUAL VOLUME OF ACTS 1968

 (b) Sections 106, 200 and 204 of the Navigation Act 1958 were to commence on dates to be fixed by Proclamation. Sections 106 and 200 were repealed by the Navigation Act 1961 and section 204 was repealed by the Navigation Amendment Act 1979 before they came into operation.

(b) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

 (7) The amendments of each other Act specified in the Schedule made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.

(c) The provisions marked (c) in the Table of Acts relate to the operation of amendments. For details of these provisions see the Navigation Amendment Act 1979 (No. 98, 1979).

(d) The Navigation Amendment Act 1979 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e) The provisions marked (e) in the Table of Acts relate to the operation of amendments. For details of these provisions see the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 (No. 87, 1980).

(f) Sections 5(2), 6, 10–12, 13(2), 15, 16, 17(2), 18–22, 23(2), 24–29, 30(2), 31–34, 36–38,
40–45, 47, 48, 49(2), 50, 51, 53(2), 54, 55, 57–59, 61–63, 65(2), 67, 72, 74, 75 and 99 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 were repealed by section 25 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

Section 7 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 was repealed by section 49 of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989 before a date was fixed for the commencement.

(g) The Navigation Amendment Act 1980 was amended by sections 224–228 only of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, subsections 2(1), (5), (6) and (7) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Parts I, IV, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVII (other than sections 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228 and 230), XX, XXI, XXII and XXIII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (5) Section 225 shall come into operation on the day on which subsection 5(2) of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 comes into operation.

 (6) Sections 226, 227 and 230 shall come into operation on the day on which section 18 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 comes into operation.

 (7) Section 228 shall come into operation on the day on which sections 61 and 62 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 come into operation.

 In pursuance of subsections 2(5), (6) and (7) sections 5(2), 18, 23(2), 61 and 62 were repealed by section 25 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(h) The Navigation Amendment Act 1980 was amended by Part VII (sections 23 and 24) only of the Migration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1983, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

 (2) Part VII shall come into operation on the day on which section 22 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 comes into operation or on the day on which the Migration Amendment Act 1983 comes into operation, whichever is the later.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(2) section 22 was repealed by section 25 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before a date was fixed for its commencement.

(i) The Navigation Amendment Act 1980 was amended by Part 12 (sections 48 and 49) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(j) Subsections 3(1)(a), 19(1), 22(1)(c), 24(1), 26(1), 27(1), Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 (items 47A(3), (4), (8), 54(1), (3), 60, 61(2), 62(3), 62A(4A), (7), 66(2), 67(1), (2), 68, 75(2B), 76(2), 173(1A), 209(2) and 251(2)) of the Navigation Amendment Act 1981 were repealed by section 27 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(k) The provisions marked (k) in the Table of Acts relate to the operation of amendments. For details of these provisions see the Navigation Amendment Act 1981 (No. 10, 1981).

(l) The Navigation Amendment Act 1981 was amended by sections 229 and 230 only of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, subsections 2(1) and (6) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Parts I, IV, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVII (other than sections 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228 and 230), XX, XXI, XXII and XXIII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (6) Sections 226, 227 and 230 shall come into operation on the day on which section 18 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980 comes into operation.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(6) section 18 was repealed by section 25 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before a date was fixed for its commencement.

(m) Subsection 2(2) of the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Amendment Act 1981 provides as follows:

 (2) Sections 3, 4, 5 and 7 shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation for the purposes of this subsection, being a date not earlier than the date on which the amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 concerning tank arrangements and limitation of tank size that were adopted on 15 October 1971 by the Assembly of the Inter‑Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization come into force.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(2) sections 3–5 and 7 were repealed by sections 12 and 13 of the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Amendment Act 1983 before a date was fixed for their commencement.

(n) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(o) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 219–223 only of the Commonwealth Functions (Statutes Review) Act 1981, subsections 2(1) and (10) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Parts I, IV, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVII (other than sections 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228 and 230), XX, XXI, XXII and XXIII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (10) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such respective dates as are fixed by Proclamation.

(p) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 166–187 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsections 2(1), (10) and (16) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Sections 1, 2, 166 and 195 and Parts III, VI, VII, XVI, XXXVI, XLIV, LI, LIII, LIV, LXI and LXXVII shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (10) Section 178 shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation, being a date not earlier than the date on which the Protocol amending the International Convention relating to the limitation of the liability of owners of sea‑going ships signed at Brussels on 10 October 1957 enters into force for Australia.

 (16) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(q) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(21) of which provides as follows:

 (21) The amendments of the Statue Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 20 October 1982.

(r) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(s) The Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Amendment Act 1983 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983, subsection 2(10) of which provides as follows:

 (10) The amendment of the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Amendment Act 1983 made by this Act shall come into operation, or be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the commencement of section 7 of that Act.

In pursuance of subsection 2(10) the date of commencement was 14 January 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8).

(t) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Part VI (sections 21 and 22) only of the Migration (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Migration Amendment Act 1983 comes into operation.

(u) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsections 2(1) and (16) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (16) The amendments of paragraphs 283D(1)(a) and 283E(1)(a) and subsection 283J(1) of the Navigation Act 1912 made by this Act shall come into operation, or be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the commencement of section 76 of the Navigation Amendment Act 1980.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(16) the date of commencement was 1 February 1983 (see Gazette 1983, No. G3, p. 220).

(v) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(25) of which provides as follows:

 (25) The amendment of the Schedule to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 23 July 1984.

(w) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsections 2(1), (31) and (32) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty‑eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (31) The amendments of section 6 of the Navigation Act 1912 made by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

 (32) The amendments of subsections 267(2) and 267A(1) of the Navigation Act 1912 made by this Act shall come into operation, or be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, immediately after the commencement of section 6 of the Navigation (Protection of the Sea) Amendment Act 1983.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(1) the date of commencement was 3 July 1985.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(31) the date of commencement was 17 March 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S114).

 In pursuance of subsection 2(32) the date of commencement was 14 January 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8).

(x) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(y) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986, subsections 2(1) and (16) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (16) Section 5 of this Act and the amendments of sections 46, 148D and 424, and the repeal of sections 86, 87, 100, 105 to 107 (inclusive), 111, 112, 114, 115, 179, 181, 387B and 398, of the Navigation Act 1912 effected by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

 In pursuance of subsection 2(16) the date of commencement was 1 September 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S435).

(z) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 3–15 only of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986, subsections 2(1)–(4) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Sections 1, 2, 3, 13, 16, 30, 31 and 32 and Part V shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 (2) Sections 5, 6 and 7, subsections 12(1), 15(1) and 17(1), sections 18 and 19 and subsections 20(1), 29(1) and 33(1) shall come into operation on the day on which Part II of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 comes into operation.

 (3) Sections 8, 9 and 10, subsections 12(2), 15(2), 17(2) and 20(2), sections 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 and subsections 29(2), 33(2) and 34(1) and (2) shall come into operation on the day on which Part III of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 comes into operation.

 (4) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such respective days as are fixed by Proclamation.

 Section 394 of the Navigation Act 1912 was repealed by section 7 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1988 before the commencement of the amendments made by subsection 12(3).

 Section 424B of the Navigation Act 1912 was repealed by section 5 of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989 before the commencement of the amendments made by section 14.

(za) The Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(26) of which provides as follows:

 (26) The amendments of paragraph 20(2)(b) of, and Schedules 1, 2 and 8 to, the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 made by this Act shall respectively come into operation or be deemed to have come into operation, as the case requires, on the commencement of subsection 20(2), subsection 15(1), subsection 15(2) and section 40 of the first‑mentioned Act.

 The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(26) on the commencement of subsections 15(1) and (2) was 14 January 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S8).

(zaa) Subsection 2(1) (items 37 and 38) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

(zb) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zc) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by the ANL (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1988, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

 (2) Subsection 7(1) commences on the day immediately after the day on which subsection 39(3) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act is complied with.

 The date on which the Australian Shipping Commission certified that the requirements of subsection 39(3) had been complied with was 9 June 1989.

(zd) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 3–5 and 8 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsections 2(1) and (4) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (4) The amendment of the Navigation Act 1912 set out in Schedule 2 commences at the commencement of section 11 of the Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

 Section 11 commenced on 10 January 1995.

(ze) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 38–47 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989, subsections 2(1) and (4)–(6) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the following amendments of the Navigation Act 1912 made by this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

 (a) the amendments of sections 138, 138B and 424;

 (b) the repeal of Part IX.

 (5) If an amendment referred to in paragraph (4)(a) does not commence under subsection (4) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

 (6) If the commencement of the amendment referred to in paragraph (4)(b) is not fixed by Proclamation published in the Gazette within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, the amendment is repealed on the first day after the end of that period.

 The date fixed in pursuance of subsection 2(4)(a) was 1 June 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S131).

(zea) Section 38 of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991 provides as follows:

Commencement of repeal of Part IX

 38 Subsection 45(1) of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1989 is taken to have commenced on 3 September 1990.

(zf) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Part 8 (sections 31–33) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zg) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by sections 31–37 and 56 only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsections 2(1), (7) and (10)–(12) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(7) Sections 36 and 37 are taken to have commenced on 1 May 1989.

(10) The amendment of section 221 of the Navigation Act 1912 in the Schedule is taken to have commenced on 18 December 1987.

(11) The amendments of sections 405N and 405P of the Navigation Act 1912 in the Schedule are taken to have commenced on 1 January 1991.

(12) The amendment of section 425 of the Navigation Act 1912 in the Schedule is taken to have commenced on 3 September 1990.

(zh) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Part 7 (sections 24 and 25) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

 (4) Part 7 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Part 5 of the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991.

 Part 5 commenced on 8 April 1992 (see Gazette 1992, No. S92).

(zi) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by the Schedule (items 52–67) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (10) (inclusive), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zj) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by subsection 3(1) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zk) The Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act 1994 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 124) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

 (3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(zl) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Schedule 1 (Part H [items 1–58]) and Schedule 4 only of the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsections 2(1) and (6)–(8) of which provide as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

 (6) Items 4 and 28 to 36 of Part H of Schedule 1 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation, not earlier than the day on which the instrument of acceptance of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, is lodged by Australia with the Secretary‑General of the International Maritime Organization.

 (7) Items 5 to 12 and 14 to 27 of Part H of Schedule 1 commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation, not earlier than the day on which the instrument of acceptance of the Protocol of 1988 relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, is lodged by Australia with the Secretary‑General of the International Maritime Organization.

 (8) Subject to subsection (10), items 37 to 54 and 58 of Part H of Schedule 1 commence on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(zm) The Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 126) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

 (3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.

(zma) Subsection 2(1) (item 41) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

(zn) The ANL Sale Act 1995 was repealed by section 79 of that Act before coming into operation.

(zo) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 111 and 112) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zp) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Schedule 19 (item 33) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(zq) The Navigation Act 1912 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 122) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1998, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

 (2) Subject to subsections (3) to (14), Schedules 1, 2 and 3 commence on the commencement of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998.

(zr) Subsection 2(1) (items 62 and 63) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2002 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

(zs) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Transport Safety Investigation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

(zt) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 2003 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

(zu) Subsection 2(1) (items 25 and 26) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2008 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

(zv) Subsection 2(1) (item 36) of the Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

(zw) Subsection 2(1) (item 11) of the Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

(zx) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2012 provides as follows:

 (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

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