19ADefinitions

19A Definitions

In this Part:

Government ship means a ship (including a warship) owned by a country, and includes a ship owned by the Commonwealth or by a State.

officer means:

(a) an officer of Customs within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901; or
(b) an inspector within the meaning of the Navigation Act 2012; or
(c) a member or a special member of the Australian Federal Police within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979; or
(d) a person included in a class of persons declared by the regulations to be a class of officers for the purposes of this section.

owner has the same meaning as in the Convention.

relevant insurance certificate, in relation to a ship, means a document or documents that contain the prescribed information, being information relevant to establishing that the owner of the ship is maintaining insurance or other financial security in respect of the ship that covers the liability of the owner for pollution damage caused in Australia for an amount that is not less than the prescribed amount.

State includes the Northern Territory.