224Duration, extension and cancellation of certificates

#### 224 Duration, extension and cancellation of certificates (1) Subject to this Act, an international load line certificate, an international load line exemption certificate or an Australian load line certificate remains in force for the period specified in the certificate. (1A) The period specified in a certificate under subsection (1) must not exceed such period as is prescribed for that kind of certificate. (2) Provision may be made in the regulations for and in relation to: (a) the extension, in accordance with paragraph (2) of Article 19 of the Load Line Convention, of an international load line certificate or an international load line exemption certificate issued in respect of an exemption granted under subsection 221(2); and (b) the cancellation, in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 19 of the Load Line Convention, of such a certificate. (3) An international load line certificate or an international load line exemption certificate ceases to have effect if the ship in respect of which it was issued ceases to be registered in Australia. (4) The regulations may specify circumstances in which an Australian load line certificate ceases to have effect and may make provision for and in relation to the extension or cancellation of an Australian load line certificate. (5) Where an international load line certificate, an international load line exemption certificate or an Australian load line certificate is cancelled, the certificate is of no force or effect after the Authority has given notice in writing of the cancellation to the owner, agent or master of the ship in respect of which the certificate was issued. (6) Where an international load line certificate, an international load line exemption certificate or an Australian load line certificate has expired or has been cancelled, the Authority may require the owner or master of the ship in respect of which the certificate was issued to deliver up the certificate to the Authority or to such other person as the Authority directs, and the ship may be detained until the requirement is complied with.