sec.98Start and end of particular business activities to be notified

sec.98 Start and end of particular business activities to be notified

This section applies if the owner or master of a ship starts using the ship in carrying on business for any of the following purposes— carrying passengers for reward; providing the ship as a hire ship; providing a leisure tourism or entertainment activity for a person for reward, including, for example, parasailing or waterskiing. Before starting the business, the owner or master must give written advice about starting the business— to— if the business is started in a pilotage area—a harbour master for the pilotage area; or otherwise—the general manager; and that contains the following particulars— the person’s name and address; the starting date of the business; a brief description of the business and the waters where it will be mainly carried on. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. If the owner or master stops carrying on the business, the owner or master must notify the harbour master or the general manager in writing within 1 month after the person stops carrying on the business. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. In this section— hire ship means a ship, without master or crew, hired or made available by a person for the recreational use of someone else under a commercial arrangement between those persons. a cruiser, dinghy, houseboat, personal watercraft or yacht hired for recreational use (sec.98-ssec.1) This section applies if the owner or master of a ship starts using the ship in carrying on business for any of the following purposes— carrying passengers for reward; providing the ship as a hire ship; providing a leisure tourism or entertainment activity for a person for reward, including, for example, parasailing or waterskiing. (sec.98-ssec.2) Before starting the business, the owner or master must give written advice about starting the business— to— if the business is started in a pilotage area—a harbour master for the pilotage area; or otherwise—the general manager; and that contains the following particulars— the person’s name and address; the starting date of the business; a brief description of the business and the waters where it will be mainly carried on. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.98-ssec.3) If the owner or master stops carrying on the business, the owner or master must notify the harbour master or the general manager in writing within 1 month after the person stops carrying on the business. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. (sec.98-ssec.4) In this section— hire ship means a ship, without master or crew, hired or made available by a person for the recreational use of someone else under a commercial arrangement between those persons. a cruiser, dinghy, houseboat, personal watercraft or yacht hired for recreational use

• (a) carrying passengers for reward;
• (b) providing the ship as a hire ship;
• (c) providing a leisure tourism or entertainment activity for a person for reward, including, for example, parasailing or waterskiing.