{"id":"F2023L01696","name":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 Section 11 Exemption for Cruise Vessels 2023","slug":"f2023l01696","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":330207,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01696-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act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 2023","content":"![Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms. ](image.001.jpeg)\n\nCoastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012\n\nSection 11 exemption for cruise vessels 2023\n\nI, CATHERINE FIONA KING, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, for the 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 5,000 gross tonnes and meeting the criteria detailed below.\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 5,000 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 2024 and ceasing on 31 December 2024.\n\nCatherine King\n\nMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government\n\nDated: 13 Dec 2023","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1679},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument operates within the standard scope of section 11 of the parent Act, which expressly confers power on the Minister to exempt classes of vessels from the Act's requirements. Granting temporary exemptions for cruise vessels is consistent with the original legislative intent to allow flexible, time-limited exceptions to coastal trading restrictions."},"complexity_factors":["Single exemption with three clear numerical thresholds (5,000 gross tonnes, 15 knots, 100 passengers)","One specific geographic exclusion (Victoria-Tasmania routes)","Fixed 12-month temporal scope with precise start and end dates","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act","Plain language drafting with minimal defined terms or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This Ministerial direction creates a one-year (1 Jan–31 Dec 2024) exemption letting large cruise ships operate between Australian ports without the usual coastal trading licence, temporarily opening domestic routes to eligible foreign-flagged cruise operators.  \n\nIt applies only to vessels meeting size, speed and passenger-thresholds (large, fast, passenger-focused ships) and specifically excludes voyages between Victoria and Tasmania, which still require full licensing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2023l01696","history":"/api/acts/f2023l01696/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2023l01696/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2023l01696/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2023l01696/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2023l01696/documents"}}