29Certain ships to have Australian nationality

#### 29 Certain ships to have Australian nationality (1) The following ships shall, for all purposes, be taken to be Australian ships and to have Australian nationality: (a) registered ships; (b) unregistered ships (other than ships required to be registered), being: (i) Australian‑owned ships referred to in section 13; (ii) ships wholly owned by residents of Australia or by residents of Australia and Australian nationals; or (iii) ships operated solely by residents of Australia or Australian nationals or both. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to alter the character of a ship as an article of personal property. (3) In this section, unregistered ship means a ship that is not registered under this Act or under the law of a foreign country.