{"id":"F2012L02585","name":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 - Section 11 exemption for cruise vessels","slug":"coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":126794,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2012L02585-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 - Section 11 exemption for cruise vessels","content":"![AustGovt_inline](image.001.jpeg)\n\nCoastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012\n\nSection 11 exemption for cruise vessels\n\nI, ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, for purposes of section 11 of the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012, having taken into account all relevant considerations, hereby direct that the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 does not apply to all cruise vessels in excess of 5000 gross tonnes.\n\nSpecifications of vessels to which the exemption applies and conditions on which the exemption is given\n\nThis exemption applies to vessels in excess of 5000 gross tonnes which are:\n\n(a) capable of a speed of at least 15 knots;\n\n(b) capable of carrying at least 100 passengers; and\n\n(c) utilised wholly or primarily for the carriage of passengers between any ports in the Commonwealth or in the Territories, except between Victoria and Tasmania.\n\nThis exemption has effect for the period commencing from 1 January 2013 and ceasing on 31 December 2017.\n\nANTHONY ALBANESE\n\nMinister for Infrastructure and Transport\n\nDated 5 December 2012","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2244},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination exercises the specific exemption power in section 11 of the parent Act to narrow the Act's application to certain cruise vessels; it does not expand the legislative scope beyond the original intent of the enabling provision."},"complexity_factors":["Specific numerical thresholds requiring measurement (5000 gross tonnes, 15 knots, 100 passengers)","Single geographic exclusion clause (Victoria-Tasmania route)","Fixed temporal limitation with explicit start and end dates","No nested definitions or cross-references beyond the enabling power in section 11"],"plain_english_summary":"A ministerial exemption allowed large international cruise ships to carry passengers between Australian ports without the coastal trading licence normally required under the Coastal Trading Act. It applied to sizable, fast vessels used mainly for passenger carriage (meeting thresholds for tonnage, speed and passenger capacity), ran from 1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2017, and excluded Victoria–Tasmania routes.\n\nThe change eased domestic cruise operations to boost tourism by removing a licensing barrier for qualifying ships."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels","history":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels/history","analysis":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-act-2012-section-11-exemption-for-cruise-vessels/documents"}}