Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsApplication of this section
(1) This section applies in relation to a vessel that is required by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory to be equipped with a vessel monitoring system.
Directions for individual vessels
(2) The Authority may, in writing, make a direction (an individual vessel monitoring direction ) requiring one of the persons responsible, or one of the kinds of persons responsible, for a particular vessel to provide the Authority, or cause the Authority to be provided, with the information specified for the vessel in the direction (which must be information of a kind provided by the vessel monitoring system in relation to the operation of the vessel in the Marine Park).
Note: For responsible , see subsection (10).
(3) A copy of an individual vessel monitoring direction must be given to the person, or each of the persons, to whom it applies.
(4) An individual vessel monitoring direction:
(a) takes effect:
(i) on the day (if any) specified in the direction (which must not be earlier than the day on which a copy of the direction is first given to a person to whom it applies); or
(ii) if no day is specified--on the day on which a copy of the direction is first given to a person to whom it applies; and
(b) continues in effect for the period specified in the direction.
(5) The Authority may vary or revoke an individual vessel monitoring direction:
(a) in the same manner as an individual vessel monitoring direction may be made; and
(b) subject to the same conditions as apply to the making of an individual vessel monitoring direction.
(6) An individual vessel monitoring direction is not a legislative instrument.
Directions for classes of vessels
(7) The Authority may, by legislative instrument, make a direction (a class vessel monitoring direction ) requiring one of the kinds of persons responsible for a vessel belonging to a particular class of vessels to provide the Authority, or cause the Authority to be provided, with the information specified for the vessel in the direction (which must be information of a kind provided by the vessel monitoring system in relation to the operation of the vessel in the Marine Park).
Note: For responsible , see subsection (10).
(8) The Authority may vary or revoke a class vessel monitoring direction:
(a) in the same manner as a class vessel monitoring direction may be made; and
(b) subject to the same conditions as apply to the making of a class vessel monitoring direction.
Content of individual and class vessel monitoring directions
(9) A vessel monitoring direction may require the specified information to be provided:
(a) before the end of a specified period; or
(b) at specified intervals, either during a specified period or indefinitely; or
(c) continuously, either during a specified period or indefinitely; or
(d) in any other way the Authority considers appropriate.
Persons responsible for a vessel
(10) For the purposes of subsections (2) and (7), each of the following persons is responsible for a vessel:
(a) an owner of the vessel;
(b) a person who, under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, holds a licence or other permission (however described and including one that is suspended) in relation to the vessel that requires the vessel to be fitted with a vessel monitoring system;
(c) a person specified in the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.