Statutory Rules 1991 No. 4121

Ships (Capital Grants) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Ships (Capital Grants) Act 1987.

Dated 5 December 1991.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB COLLINS

Minister of State for Shipping and Aviation Support

1. Commencement

1.1 Regulation 4.1 is taken to have commenced on 14 July 1991.

[NOTE: The remaining Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48]

2. Amendment

2.1 The Ships (Capital Grants) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3. Regulation 1a (Interpretation)

3.1 Insert the following definitions:

“‘Northwest Sandpiper’ means the ship that:

(a) is in the course of construction by the Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd; and

(b) was allocated the hull number 1370 by Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd; and

(c) will be launched as the Northwest Sandpiper;

“‘SeaCat Tasmania’ means the ship of that name that is registered in Australia under registration number 853995;

“‘Searoad Tamar’ means the ship of that name that:

(a) was commissioned on 28 June 1991; and

(b) was allocated registration number 854168.”.

4. Regulation 3 (Declarations: categories of ships (paragraph 6 (2) (a) of the Act))

4.1 Omit subregulation (3), substitute:

“(3) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (2) (a) of the Act, the SeaCat Tasmania constitutes a category of ships when:

(a) on voyages across Bass Strait;

(b) on other voyages between places in Australia (except voyages on which passengers and vehicles are carried) made in relation to carrying out repairs or maintenance to the ship, or promoting services offered by the ship; or

(c) on voyages involving an intended period of duty for the ship’s crew of no more than 12 hours duration and undertaken primarily during the hours of daylight.”.

5. Regulation 4a (Declarations: categories of ships (paragraph 6 (2) (c) of the Act))

5.1 Add at the end:

“(5) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (2) (c) of the Act, the Northwest Sandpiper when commissioned and on voyages constitutes a category of ships.

“(6) For the purposes of paragraph 6 (2) (c) of the Act, the Searoad Tamar when commissioned and on voyages constitutes a category of ships.”.

6. Regulation 4B (Maximum crew numbers)

6.1 Add at the end:

“(3) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (c) of the Act, the maximum crew number for the Northwest Sandpiper is 25.

“(4) For the purposes of paragraph 7 (1) (c) of the Act, the maximum crew number for the Searoad Tamar is 17.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 December 1991.

2. Statutory Rules 1987 No. 213 1988 No. 279; 1989 Nos. 317 and 385, 1990 Nos. 256 and 410; 1991 No. 53.