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Shipping Registration Regulations 1981
9Declaration of ownership and nationality
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9 Declaration of ownership and nationality
A declaration of ownership and nationality must:
(a) specify the ship to which it relates;
(b) specify, in relation to each person to whom the ship belongs:
(i) the name, address and nationality of the person;
(ii) the grounds on which the person claims the nationality so specified;
(iii) the extent of the interest of the person in the ship; and
(iv) the date on which that interest was acquired;
(c) where the registration of the ship under the Act depends on its being a ship on demise charter to an Australian‑based operator, specify, in relation to each charterer under the charterparty:
(i) the name, address and nationality of the charterer;
(ii) the grounds on which the charterer claims the nationality so specified; and
(iii) the extent of the interest of the charterer in the demise charter of the ship; and
(d) be duly signed by each person referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);
and may consist of several documents in like form that, together, contain the information required by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and are signed in accordance with paragraph (d).