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4BMeaning of *recreational* *vessel*
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4B Meaning of *recreational* *vessel*
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a vessel is a ***recreational vessel*** if—
(a) the vessel is used or intended to be used for the purpose of recreation or sport and not for hire or reward; or
(b) the vessel is owned by—
(i) a primary or secondary school; or
(ii) a community group of a kind prescribed for the purposes of section 7(3)(d) of Schedule 1 to the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012 of the Commonwealth by regulations made under that Act;
(c) the vessel is, or is of a class that is, declared under section 7 to be a recreational vessel or class of recreational vessel.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a vessel is not a recreational vessel if the vessel is a domestic commercial vessel.
(3) Despite subsection (1)(b), a vessel is not a recreational vessel at any time if at that time the vessel is a domestic commercial vessel.