Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Authority may, in writing, either generally or as otherwise provided in the exemption, exempt the employment on a particular ship of all employees, of a particular group or particular groups of employees, or of a particular employee or particular employees, from the application of:
(a) this Act; and
(b) the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Act 1992 ; and
(c) the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Levy Collection Act 1992 .
(2) An exemption is subject to any conditions set out in the exemption.
(3) If an exemption is in force in respect of a ship, those Acts (other than this section) do not apply, to the extent stated in the exemption, in relation to the employment on the ship of employees to whom the exemption applies so long as any conditions of the exemption are complied with.
(4) The Authority must not grant an exemption if the proposed exemption would be inconsistent with an obligation of Australia under an international agreement.