Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) A person may apply to the Minister for an emergency licence for one or more vessels to be used to engage in coastal trading if:
(a) the person is the owner, charterer, master or agent of the vessel or those vessels; or
(b) a shipper.
(2) The application must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) specify:
(i) details of the emergency, being an emergency of a kind prescribed by the regulations; and
(ii) the number of voyages for which the applicant is seeking the licence (if known); and
(iii) the number of passengers expected to be carried (if any); and
(iv) the kinds and volume of cargo expected to be carried (if any) and the shipper of the cargo; and
(v) the ports at which the passengers or cargo are expected be taken on board (if known); and
(vi) the ports at which the passengers are expected to disembark or the cargo is expected to be unloaded (if known); and
(c) set out the reasons why the voyages cannot be undertaken by a vessel authorised to be used to engage in coastal trading under a general licence.
(3) The application must be accompanied by:
(a) if the vessel, or each vessel, to which the licence will relate is known at the time the application is made--evidence that the vessel, or each vessel, is registered in the Australian General Shipping Register, the Australian International Shipping Register or under a law of a foreign country; and
(b) such other information as is prescribed by the regulations; and
(c) the application fee prescribed by the regulations.
Note: The Minister may ask the applicant to provide further information, see section 76.