Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 2016 - REG 35

35 Inspection of register

(1) This section applies if the chief executive or the general manager is reasonably satisfied that a person has a legitimate interest in obtaining access to information about a particular ship in the register because—

(a) the person is proposing to sign, or has signed, a contract to buy, sell, lease or insure the ship or to otherwise deal with the ship; or

(b) the person is proposing to start, or has started, a relevant proceeding for which information in the register about the ship is, or may be, relevant; or

(c) the person has another interest that justifies the person having access to the register.

(2) The person may, on payment of the fee and on reasonable conditions imposed by the chief executive or the general manager—

(a) inspect the register of registered Queensland regulated ships at the office of the chief executive or the general manager when the office is open to the public; and

(b) take extracts from, or obtain a copy of particulars in, the register.

(3) However, the person may only inspect the part of the register that is relevant to the person’s interest.

(4) In this section—

"relevant proceeding" means—

(a) a proceeding in a court about—

(i) a marine incident involving the ship; or

(ii) the registered owner of the ship being or possibly becoming an insolvent under administration; or

(iii) the application, or the possible application, to the registered owner of the ship, of the provisions of the Corporations Act relating to external administration; or

(iv) fraudulent activities of the registered owner of the ship; or

(b) a proceeding before the Family Court of Australia that involves the registered owner of the ship; or

(c) another proceeding in a court, if in the course of the proceeding, the court decides information about the registered owner of the ship is required, including, for example, to help to finalise the proceeding.