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#### 13 Treating foreign vessels as Australian vessels
An Australian law applies in relation to a foreign vessel as if the foreign vessel were an Australian vessel if:
(a) an international agreement provides for the law to so apply; and
(b) the country of the vessel’s nationality is a party to the agreement.
> Note: For international agreement, see section 8.