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.