9Certain disappearances to be taken to be deaths

9 Certain disappearances to be taken to be deaths

(1) Where: (a) a person has (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) disappeared from: (i) an Australian aircraft while it was in flight; (ii) an Australian ship while it was at sea; (iii) a flying craft (other than an Australian aircraft) while it was in flight on an Australian flight; or (iv) a ship (other than an Australian ship) while it was at sea on an Australian voyage; and (b) the Registrar is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has died; the person shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have died on board that flying craft or ship. (2) The regulations: (a) may provide that, for the purposes of this Act, the Registrar shall not be taken to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person who has disappeared as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) has died unless he or she is satisfied as to specified matters in relation to the disappearance of the person; or (b) may prescribe matters that are to be taken into account by the Registrar when deciding, for the purposes of this Act, whether he or she is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person who has so disappeared has died.