6Categories of ships

6 Categories of ships

(1) For the purposes of this Act: (a) tankers on foreign voyages constitute a category of ships; (b) tankers on domestic voyages constitute a category of ships; and (c) non‑tankers on voyages constitute a category of ships. (2) The regulations may declare that, for the purposes of this Act: (a) a specified ship on specified voyages constitutes a category of ships; (b) ships in a specified class of ships on specified voyages constitute a category of ships; (c) a specified ship on voyages constitutes a category of ships; or (d) ships in a specified class of ships on voyages constitute a category of ships. (3) The power of the Governor‑General to make regulations referred to in subsection (2) in relation to a ship or ships shall be exercised only on advice of the Executive Council, being advice that has had regard to: (a) the differences between the ship or ships and other ships; (b) the differences between the use or operation of the ship or ships and other ships; (c) the voyages likely to be made by the ship or ships; and (d) the frequency with which the ship or ships will make particular voyages. (4) For the purposes of this Act, where a ship on a voyage falls into a regulation category, the ship shall not be taken to fall into a statutory category while on that voyage.