Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) Customs must apply to AMSA for an acceptance of a variation of a CVMP for a customs vessel or a person in relation to a customs vessel if:
(a) either:
(i) there is a significant change to the vessel; or
(ii) there is a significant change to the operation of the vessel; and
(b) the significant change requires the undertaking of a new risk assessment in relation to a provision of the Act identified in the CVMP as a provision that cannot be complied with.
(2) Customs may only apply to AMSA for acceptance of a variation of a CVMP if the recognised organisation for the CVMP has declared that it has reviewed the variation and is satisfied of the matters set out in section 7.
(3) The application for acceptance of a variation of a CVMP must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) set out the variation; and
(c) be accompanied by a copy of the part of the CVMP affected by the variation, clearly identifying the variation; and
(d) be accompanied by the declaration of a recognised organisation mentioned in subsection (2).
(4) In this regulation:
(a) for a vessel--means:
(i) a variation to a certificate issued for the vessel under the Act; or
(ii) a change to the vessel by a repair, alteration or modification that substantially alters the dimensions of the vessel or the passenger accommodation spaces, or substantially increases the vessel's service life; and
(b) for the operation of a vessel--means a change to the kind of operations, described in the CVMP for the vessel or the class of vessels to which the vessel belongs, that the vessel will conduct (including a change to the activities the vessel will undertake).