{"id":"F2022L01045","name":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulations 2022","slug":"coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441484,"registerId":"F2022L01045-fast-fetch-1775956772857","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulations 2022","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nCoastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulations 2022\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 05 August 2022\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nCatherine King\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Special circumstances for energy security situation\n\nPart 2—Licences\n\n7 Information for application for temporary licence\n\n8 Kind of emergency for application for emergency licence\n\nPart 3—Fees\n\n9 Application fees\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nCoastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulation 2012\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulations 2022.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument The day after this instrument is registered. 9 August 2022\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:\n\n(a) emergency licence;\n\n(b) general licence;\n\n(c) liquid fuel product;\n\n(d) temporary licence.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.\n\ndangerous goods has the same meaning as in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by the International Maritime Organization, as in force at the commencement of this instrument.\n\n6  Special circumstances for energy security situation\n\n  The kind of special circumstances prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6(1A)(c) of the Act requiring a vessel that is used to undertake a voyage authorised by a temporary licence to load or unload a liquid fuel product at a port that is not authorised by the temporary licence are that:\n\n (a) there is, or it is likely that there will be, a shortfall in the supply of liquid fuel product; and\n\n (b) the shortfall is the result of one or more of the following unforeseen events:\n\n (i) a partial or total shutdown of a fuel refinery;\n\n (ii) the failure of a gas, electricity, water or steam supply to a fuel refinery or terminal;\n\n (iii) a shortfall in the supply of liquid fuel product from overseas;\n\n (iv) fuel is found to be unsuitable to be used;\n\n (v) a severe weather event; and\n\n (c) the shortfall is having an adverse impact, or is likely to have an adverse impact, on one or more of the following:\n\n (i) the interests of consumers;\n\n (ii) the national economy;\n\n (iii) regional development.\n\nNote: Subsection 6(1A) of the Act deals with the definition of an energy security situation.\n\nPart 2—Licences\n\n \n\n7  Information for application for temporary licence\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph 28(2)(h) of the Act, the following information is prescribed for a vessel if cargo is expected to be carried on the vessel:\n\n (a) whether the cargo will contain dangerous goods;\n\n (b) how the cargo is expected to be transported.\n\nExample: Cargo may be expected to be transported in bulk, in containers, or in food‑grade holds.\n\n8  Kind of emergency for application for emergency licence\n\n  The kind of emergency that is prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph 64(2)(b)(i) of the Act is an emergency that involves severe weather conditions, or a natural disaster, that:\n\n (a) endangers, or threatens to endanger, life, property or the environment; and\n\n (b) requires a significant and coordinated response.\n\nNote 1: Section 64 of the Act deals with applications for emergency licences.\n\nNote 2: Examples of severe weather conditions include a cyclone, a thunderstorm and a flood. Examples of a natural disaster include an earthquake and a volcanic eruption.\n\nPart 3—Fees\n\n \n\n9  Application fees\n\n  The application fee for an application of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table is the amount prescribed in column 2 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Application fees\n- Item Column 1 Column 2\n- 1 Application for a general licence under section 13 of the Act $110\n- 2 Application for a temporary licence under section 28 of the Act $400\n- 3 Application for a variation of a matter authorised by a temporary licence under section 43 of the Act $200\n- 4 Application for a variation of a temporary licence under section 51 of the Act $400\n- 5 Application for an emergency licence under section 64 of the Act $400\n\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nCoastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulation 2012\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope as subordinate regulations under the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012. It performs the expected function of a legislative instrument made under that Act: setting fees, prescribing application requirements, and defining specific terms for the licensing scheme. There is no evidence of scope creep beyond the standard regulatory functions contemplated by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (approximately 6 substantive provisions)","Minimal defined terms (only 2 explicit definitions: 'Act' and 'dangerous goods', plus references to Act definitions)","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic","Simple fee table structure with straightforward fee amounts","Clear, descriptive provisions without heavy cross-referencing (only references to specific sections of the parent Act)","Single Schedule containing only a repeal provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation replaces the 2012 rules for Australia’s coastal shipping, setting fixed application fees for general, temporary and emergency licences and new cargo-declaration requirements for temporary licences. It defines “emergency” (severe weather or disasters) for urgent licensing.\n\nCrucially, it allows ships to load/unload fuel at non‑authorised ports during fuel supply crises, improving government response to refinery failures, shortages or severe weather. It chiefly affects coastal shipping operators, fuel‑dependent businesses, ports and regulators."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Regulation 2012 and replaces it with targeted provisions: prescribed application information, definitions for energy‑security situations and emergencies, and a new fee schedule. The Act remains the governing statute, but the operational scope for applicants and the licensing authority is changed by the new procedural, definitional and fee provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Heavy cross‑referencing to the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 for substantive authority and licence types, requiring concurrent reading of the Act.","Prescriptive but limited number of operational provisions (cargo info, fee table, definitions), keeping day‑to‑day compliance simple.","Reliance on an external technical standard: the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code for the definition of 'dangerous goods'.","Terminology that requires administrative judgment (eg. what constitutes a 'shortfall', 'likely', or a 'significant and coordinated response'), creating interpretive discretion for decision‑makers.","Multiple licence categories and distinct fee levels (general, temporary, variation, emergency) that create modest administrative cost differences for applicants.","Repeal of the 2012 Regulations: implementers must map prior approvals and procedures to the new instrument.","Low statutory volume reduces statutory complexity but concentrates practical complexity in discretionary decision points and fee administration."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation replaces the 2012 coastal trading regulations and sets the practical rules for coastal trading licences under the Act. It prescribes application information (including whether cargo contains dangerous goods and how it will be carried), defines what counts as an energy‑security special circumstance and an emergency, and fixes application fees. Ship operators or other applicants pay the listed fees when applying for general, temporary, variation or emergency licences; the licensing authority decides under the Act. The rules change paperwork, fee costs and the decision triggers for coastal trading licences."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/coastal-trading-revitalising-australian-shipping-regulations-2022/documents"}}