{"id":"C2004L05590","name":"Navigation (Distressed Seamen) Regulations (Repeal)","slug":"navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"151 of 1993","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27903,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L05590-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Distressed Seamen) Regulations (Repeal)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1993   No. 1511\n\n__________________\n\nNavigation (Distressed Seamen) Regulations (Repeal)\n\nI, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912.\n\n Dated 22 June 1993.\n\n \n\n BILL HAYDEN\n\n Governor-General\n\n By His Excellency’s Command,\n\n \n\n \n\nBOB COLLINS\n\nMinister for Transport and Communications\n\n____________\n\n1. Commencement\n\n1.1 These Regulations commence on 1 July 1993.\n\n2. Repeal of Navigation (Distressed Seamen) Regulations\n\n2.1 Statutory Rules 1967 No. 89 as amended by 1982 No. 15 and 1991 No. 375 are repealed.\n\n___________________________________________________________\n\nNOTE\n\n1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on   29 June 1993.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1984},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument performs exactly as its title indicates—it repeals the specified 1967 Regulations without expanding into other areas of maritime law or creating new obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision performing a straightforward repeal of named regulations","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Only two structural sections (commencement and repeal)","No conditional language, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation performs **legislative housekeeping** by removing outdated rules that assisted shipwrecked or stranded sailors (known legally as 'distressed seamen').\n\n**What it does:**\n*   **Cancels** the *Navigation (Distressed Seamen) Regulations* originally made in 1967 (and later updated in 1982 and 1991)\n*   Those old rules established procedures for helping sailors who were shipwrecked, injured, or abandoned in foreign ports\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Ship owners and masters (captains) are no longer bound by these specific 1960s-era administrative procedures\n*   Modern laws and international maritime conventions now handle assistance to distressed seafarers\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis cleanup removes obsolete regulations that no longer serve a practical purpose, simplifying Australia's maritime legal framework."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal","history":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-distressed-seamen-regulations-repeal/documents"}}