{"id":"F2006B00470","name":"Navigation Act 1912 - Direction under subsection 421(1) (23/01/2004)","slug":"navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":40659,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B00470-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation Act 1912 - Direction under subsection 421(1) (23/01/2004)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Commonwealth of Australia\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCommonwealth of Australia\n\n \n\n \n\nNavigation Act 1912\n\n \n\n \n\nDIRECTION UNDER SUBSECTION 421(1)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, JOHN DUNCAN ANDERSON, Minister for Transport and Regional Services, under subsection 421(1) of the Navigation Act 1912 (the Act) DIRECT that the provisions of Part VI of the Act do not apply to the class of ships described in the Schedule below.\n\n \n\nThis direction is in force for the period 8 April 2004 to 7 April 2007.\n\n \n\n \n\nDate:    23rd January 2004\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n SIGNED\n\n \n\nJOHN ANDERSON\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSchedule\n\n \n\nAll ships undertaking any voyage for the carriage of goods or passengers between Christmas Island and any port in the Commonwealth or in the Territories, but not including any voyage in the course of which a ship takes on cargo or passengers from any port in the Commonwealth or in the Territories other than a port in Christmas Island for unloading or disembarking at another such port.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2407},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original direction establishing the exemption. The scope is limited to the specific Christmas Island route exemption as originally intended and has not expanded beyond that purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with no subsections","No interpretation section or defined terms","Only one cross-reference (to the enabling power in section 421(1))","Clear temporal limitation (3-year sunset clause)","Simple binary geographic exclusion (direct voyages only)"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction temporarily exempts ships on direct voyages between Christmas Island and Australian ports from Part VI of the Navigation Act 1912, enabling vessels (including foreign‑registered ones meeting international standards) to operate the route without full Australian domestic safety certification. It runs from 8 April 2004 to 7 April 2007 and does not cover voyages that constitute domestic coastal trading (calls at one Australian port, Christmas Island, then another Australian port)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004","history":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-23-01-2004/documents"}}