Commonwealth legislation

Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

106 of 1929

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does

This amendment tweaks the rules about radio equipment (wireless telegraphy) on Australian ships. It introduces two new legal exceptions (provisos) to help ship owners meet safety equipment requirements when facing unavoidable technical delays.

Who it affects

Ship owners and operators of Class II and Class III vessels (categories of ships defined by size and voyage length under the Navigation Act).

Key changes

Short-term exemptions: If a ship owner cannot install automatic radio equipment by the deadline due to circumstances beyond their control, the Minister can grant a written exemption for up to three months.
Avoiding double regulation: If a ship already meets the stricter Class I radio standards (typically required for larger ocean-going vessels), it does not need to separately comply with these additional Class II/III requirements.

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Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 106.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1926.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1926 to come into operation on the first day of October, 1929.

Dated this thirteenth day of September, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. S. GULLETT

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendment of Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 72, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 9a of the Navigation (Wireless Telegraphy) Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso thereto and inserting in its stead the following provisos:—

“Provided that where the Minister is satisfied that, for reasons beyond the control of the owner of the vessel, the installation of an automatic apparatus of an approved type on a ship of Class II. or Class III. before the date on which this regulation comes into effect is impracticable, he may by writing under his hand exempt the ship from the requirement of this Regulation for such period, not exceeding three months, as he may think necessary:

Provided further that this regulation shall not apply to a ship so long as the requirements of Regulation 10 for a ship of Class I. are complied with.”

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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