Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013
10Definition of domestic commercial vessel—things that are not domestic commercial vessels
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10 Definition of domestic commercial vessel—things that are not domestic commercial vessels
(1) For paragraph 7(5)(b) of the National Law, a vessel is not a domestic commercial vessel: (a) if it would, but for this section, be a domestic commercial vessel only because: (i) it is sponsored during a sporting event; or (ii) it is being used for a promotional activity, including an activity to produce an advertisement, or as part of a film set; or (iii) a person is paid to operate the vessel or to be a member of the crew of the vessel; or (iv) a person (the trainee) pays another person to train the trainee in the trainee’s vessel; or (b) if it is under the control or management of a dealer in the course of that person’s business as a dealer; or (ba) if it is: (i) owned by an agency of the government of a State or Territory; and (ii) used by a primary or secondary school for curricular or extra‑curricular activities for students of a primary or secondary school; or (c) subject to subsection (2), if it is owned by: (i) the Australian Institute of Sport; or (ii) the NSW Institute of Sport; or (iii) the Victorian Institute of Sport; or (iv) the Queensland Academy of Sport; or (v) the South Australian Sports Institute; or (vi) the Tasmanian Institute of Sport; or (vii) the Western Australian Institute of Sport; or (viii) the Northern Territory Institute of Sport; or (ix) the ACT Academy of Sports.
Note: The vessel may still be subject to waterways management requirements of a State or Territory.
(2) Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply to a vessel owned by a body mentioned in the paragraph if: (a) the vessel is undertaking an activity in which it is hired or chartered to a person who is not a student or a member of the body; or (b) the vessel is being used to train a person, for consideration, who is not a student or a member of the body.