14Unique identifiers

14 Unique identifiers

(1) In this section:

new unique identifier means an identifier issued by the National Regulator under section 31 of the National Law.

old unique identifier:

(a) means an identifier issued for, or assigned to, a domestic commercial vessel by an agency of a State or the Northern Territory before 1 July 2013:
(i) that uniquely identifies the vessel in the State or the Northern Territory; and
(ii) a record of which is kept by an agency of the State or the Northern Territory immediately before 1 July 2013; and
(b) does not include an identifier issued for, or assigned to, a fishing vessel that would be removed from the vessel if:
(i) the ownership of the vessel is transferred; or
(ii) a fishing licence ceases to apply to the vessel.

(2) For subsection 165(4) of the National Law, an old unique identifier is taken to be, in the period starting from 1 July 2013, a new unique identifier. (3) For subsection 165(3) of the National Law, the operation of section 34 of the National Law is taken to be modified by repealing paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the following paragraph: (b) a unique identifier is not displayed on the vessel in accordance with: (i) for a vessel which has an old unique identifier within the meaning of section 14 of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013, and which immediately before 1 July 2013 displays the old unique identifier on the outside of the vessel—the State or Northern Territory requirements for the display of the unique identifier that applied to the unique identifier immediately before 1 July 2013; or (ii) for a vessel which has an old unique identifier within the meaning of section 14 of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013, and which immediately before 1 July 2013 does not display the old unique identifier on the outside of the vessel: (A) in the period starting from 1 July 2013 and ending on 30 June 2016—the State or Northern Territory requirements for the display of the unique identifier that applied to the unique identifier immediately before 1 July 2013; and (B) from 1 July 2016—the regulations; or (iii) for any other vessel—the regulations. (4) For subsection 165(3) of the National Law, the operation of section 35 of the National Law is taken to be modified by repealing paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the following paragraph: (b) a unique identifier is not displayed on the vessel in accordance with: (i) for a vessel which has an old unique identifier within the meaning of section 14 of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013, and which immediately before 1 July 2013 displays the old unique identifier on the outside of the vessel—the State or Northern Territory requirements for the display of the unique identifier that applied to the unique identifier immediately before 1 July 2013; or (ii) for a vessel which has an old unique identifier within the meaning of section 14 of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Regulation 2013, and which immediately before 1 July 2013 does not display the old unique identifier on the outside of the vessel: (A) in the period starting from 1 July 2013 and ending on 30 June 2016—the State or Northern Territory requirements for the display of the unique identifier that applied to the unique identifier immediately before 1 July 2013; and (B) from 1 July 2016—the regulations; or (iii) for any other vessel—the regulations.