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Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

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These regulations apply a new definition of “unsafe vessel” and temporarily replace certain references so parts of the Marine Act operate before linked sections of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 come into force. Vessel owners, operators and regulators are directly affected. Mechanically, the rules bring the new unsafe‑vessel definition into effect early (r.3) and treat references to the Court of Marine Inquiry as the State Administrative Tribunal and “ship” as “vessel” until specified provisions commence (r.4). That shifts who decides disputes and requires operators to track timing and comply with the early definitions.

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Current sections

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Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

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Western Australian Marine Act 1982

Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

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Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

Citation 1
Commencement 1

Part 2 — Provisions for Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023

Part 3 of Act 2
Sections 122 and 123 of Act 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation

	These regulations are the *Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023*.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 section 99 comes into operation.

Part 2 — Provisions for Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023

3. Part 3 of Act

Part 3 of the Act has effect, before the day on which the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 section 44 comes into operation, as if the definition of unsafe vessel, to be inserted by that section, were in effect.

4. Sections 122 and 123 of Act

Sections 122 and 123 of the Act have effect, before the day on which the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 section 85 comes into operation, as if —

(a) the reference to a Court of Marine Inquiry were a reference to the State Administrative Tribunal; and

(b) references to a ship were references to a vessel.

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023	SL 2023/201 20 Dec 2023	Pt. 1: 20 Dec 2023 (see r. 2(a)); Regulations other than Pt. 1: 21 Dec 2023 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2023/203 cl. 2(a))

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Attribute work as: © State of Western Australia 2023.

By Authority: GEOFF O. LAWN, Government Printer

Source text

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Western Australia

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Western Australia

Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

Citation 1
Commencement 1

Part 2 — Provisions for Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023

Part 3 of Act 2
Sections 122 and 123 of Act 2

Notes

Compilation table 3

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation

	These regulations are the *Western Australian Marine (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023*.

2. Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a) Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day on which the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 section 99 comes into operation.

Part 2 — Provisions for Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023

3. Part 3 of Act

4. Sections 122 and 123 of Act

Sections 122 and 123 of the Act have effect, before the day on which the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2023 section 85 comes into operation, as if —

(a) the reference to a Court of Marine Inquiry were a reference to the State Administrative Tribunal; and

(b) references to a ship were references to a vessel.

Notes

This is a compilation of the . For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.