93Transfer of vessel registration certificates

93 Transfer of vessel registration certificates

93 Transfer of vessel registration certificates

(1) For the Act, section 55(1)(b), the prescribed fee is the fee specified in Schedule 11.

(2) For the Act, sections 37(1) and 70, on the transfer of a vessel registration certificate for a vessel under the Act, section 56(1), the responsible regulator may, if the responsible regulator considers it appropriate, issue a new vessel registration number for the vessel.

(3) If the responsible regulator issues a new vessel registration number for the vessel, the responsible regulator must give written notice of the new vessel registration number to the person acquiring the vessel.

(4) The person notified under subclause (3) must—

(a) within 7 days after receiving the notice—change the vessel registration number on the vessel to the new vessel registration number, and

(b) if required by the notice—have the vessel inspected by an authorised officer within the period specified in the notice.

Maximum penalty for subclause (4)—50 penalty units

cl 93: Subst 2025 (613), Sch 1[14].