{"id":"F2007L00922","name":"Navigation Act 1912 - Direction under subsection 421(1) (26/03/2007)","slug":"navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":64732,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L00922-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation Act 1912 - Direction under subsection 421(1) (26/03/2007)","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, DE-ANNE MARGARET KELLY, Parliamentary Secretary to the 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 commences on 8 April 2007 and remains in force until 7 April 2010.\n\n \n\n \n\nDate:  26.03.07\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSIGNED BY\n\n \n\nDE-ANNE MARGARET KELLY\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":3032},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Direction operates within the specific exemption power granted by section 421(1) of the Navigation Act 1912, applying only to a narrowly defined class of ships on a specific route without expanding beyond the statutory authority."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision exempting a defined class of ships","One conditional exclusion using negative phrasing ('not including...')","Fixed three-year duration (sunset clause)","Requires external reference to Part VI of the Navigation Act 1912 for full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This Direction provided a temporary exemption from strict maritime safety rules for ships operating on the Christmas Island route.\n\n**What it did**\nIt removed the requirement for certain ships to comply with **Part VI** of the Navigation Act 1912. Part VI contains technical rules about ship construction, safety equipment, and load lines (the markings that show how heavily a ship can safely be loaded).\n\n**Which ships qualified**\nThe exemption applied to ships carrying goods or passengers **between Christmas Island** and ports in Australia or its territories.\n\n**Important limitation**\nThe exemption did **not** apply if, during the voyage, the ship picked up cargo or passengers from any Australian port (outside Christmas Island) to drop off at another Australian port. This ensured the exemption only covered dedicated Christmas Island runs, not mixed voyages.\n\n**Time period**\nThe exemption was temporary, operating from 8 April 2007 to 7 April 2010."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007","history":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-act-1912-direction-under-subsection-421-1-26-03-2007/documents"}}