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Shipping Registration Regulations 1981
33AShips exempted from the requirements of section 68 of the Act
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33A Ships exempted from the requirements of section 68 of the Act
(1) For the purposes of subsection 68 (4) of the Act, the following classes of ships are prescribed:
(a) small craft operated by traditional inhabitants;
(b) ships propelled only by means of oars;
(c) ships on demise charters to Australian‑based operators.
(2) In this regulation:
> Torres Strait Treaty means the Treaty between Australia and the Independent State of Papua New Guinea that was signed at Sydney on 18 December 1978;
> traditional inhabitants has the same meaning as in the Torres Strait Treaty.