15Definition of regulated Australian vessel

#### 15 Definition of regulated Australian vessel (1) A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if: (a) under the Shipping Registration Act 1981, the vessel is registered, required to be registered or exempt under section 13 of that Act from that requirement; and (b) the vessel is not a recreational vessel; and (c) any of the following apply: (i) the vessel is proceeding on an overseas voyage or is for use on an overseas voyage; (ii) a certificate issued under this Act, other than a non‑Convention tonnage certificate or a certificate prescribed by the regulations, is in force for the vessel; (iii) an opt‑in declaration is in force for the vessel. (2) A vessel is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is an Australian Border Force vessel. (3) A vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) is not a regulated Australian vessel if a declaration under section 19 is in force for the vessel. (4) A vessel in the course of construction is a regulated Australian vessel if the vessel is, after completion, for use as a vessel referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or subsection (2). (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a vessel that has been launched, but has not been completed and delivered, is taken to be a vessel in the course of construction.