Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 2016 - REG 158

158 Transfer of Queensland regulated ship’s registration

(1) The administering agency may transfer the registration of a Queensland regulated ship.

(2) A person (the
"new owner" ) who buys or otherwise acquires a registered Queensland regulated ship from another person must, within 14 days after acquiring the ship, apply to the administering agency for the transfer of the ship’s registration.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) A Queensland regulated ship’s registered owner may apply for the transfer of the ship’s registration to the new owner if—

(a) the ship has been sold or otherwise disposed of to the new owner; and

(b) the ship’s registered owner reasonably believes the new owner has not applied for transfer of the ship’s registration within 14 days after acquiring the ship.

(4) The new owner must pay the fee for the transfer of the registration of the ship either—

(a) when applying for the transfer of registration under subsection (2) ; or

(b) if the transfer has been applied for by the registered owner under subsection (3) —when the new owner pays the first registration fee after purchasing or acquiring the ship.

(5) Until the administering agency transfers the registration of a ship, the ship’s registered owner is taken to be, for this regulation, an owner of the Queensland regulated ship.

(6) The administering agency may amend the conditions of registration, or impose new conditions, at the time of the transfer of the registration if the agency considers it is necessary to ensure marine safety.