Commonwealth legislation

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This declaration exempts ships that only operate within a single state (intra-state trade) from Commonwealth maritime workplace safety laws.

What it does:

Removes the previous exemption declaration from March 2015
States that if a ship or vessel only trades within one state (doesn't cross state or territory borders), it is not covered by the federal Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993
This means state-based workplace safety laws apply instead of Commonwealth laws

Important exception: The exemption does not apply to ships covered by subsections 6(3) or 6(3A) of the Act (which typically cover specific types of vessels such as certain offshore industry vessels).

Duration: This declaration automatically expires (sunsets) two years after it takes effect.

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Direct links to the current provisions in Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2).

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2)

COmmonwealth of Australia

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2)

I, Luke Hartsuyker, Assistant Minister for Employment, pursuant to sections 4A and 4B of the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (‘the Act’), hereby declare:

(1) That the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (F2015L00335), registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments on 25 March 2015, is repealed.

(2) That, subject to clause (3), a ship or a vessel which is only engaged in intra-state trade is not a prescribed ship or a prescribed unit for the purposes of the Act.

(3) Clause (2) does not apply to any ship or vessel to which subsections 6(3) or (3A) of the Act apply.

(4) This declaration takes effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

(5) This declaration will sunset two years after the date on which it takes effect.

LUKE HARTSUYKER

Dated 16 June 2015

Source text

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1 Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2)

COmmonwealth of Australia

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993

Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) (Prescribed Ship or Unit — Intra-State Trade) Declaration 2015 (No. 2)

I, Luke Hartsuyker, Assistant Minister for Employment, pursuant to sections 4A and 4B of the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (‘the Act’), hereby declare:

(2) That, subject to clause (3), a ship or a vessel which is only engaged in intra-state trade is not a prescribed ship or a prescribed unit for the purposes of the Act.

(3) Clause (2) does not apply to any ship or vessel to which subsections 6(3) or (3A) of the Act apply.

(4) This declaration takes effect on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.

(5) This declaration will sunset two years after the date on which it takes effect.

LUKE HARTSUYKER

Dated 16 June 2015