W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983


		Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 7 March 2003

Western Australia

CONTENTS

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Interpretation1

4.Classification of vessels2

5.Application of Sections 5 and 6 of Code2

6.Application of Section 8 of Code2

7.Application of Section 9 of Code2

Notes

Compilation table3


		Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 7 March 2003

Western Australia

Western Australian Marine Act 1982

W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations shall come into operation on 1 July 1983.

3.Interpretation

(1)In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —

Authority means the chief executive officer;

Code means the Uniform Shipping Laws Code adopted by the Marine and Ports Council of Australia and published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 11 May 1981.

(2)In the construction of the Code as incorporated in these regulations, words and expressions defined in Section 1 of the Code shall, unless otherwise provided by the Act or these regulations, have the meanings assigned in that Section.

[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 11 Aug 1992 p. 3977.]

4.Classification of vessels

For the purposes of these regulations, vessels shall be classified in the manner provided by clause 6 of Section 1 of the Code.

5.Application of Sections 5 and 6 of Code

The provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of the Code are incorporated in these regulations and shall extend and apply to and in respect of all vessels and voyages to which the Act applies.

6.Application of Section 8 of Code

(1)Subject to subregulation (2), the provisions of Section 8 of the Code are incorporated in these regulations and shall extend and apply to and in respect of all vessels and voyages to which the Act applies.

(2)The incorporation and application of Section 8 of the Code by subregulation (1) is subject to the following modifications —

(a)in clause C.3, for “Class 2D and 2E Vessels” there shall be substituted the following —

“Class 2D and 2E Vessels 16 Metres and Over in Measured Length ”;

(b) in clause C.3.2, for “all vessels 16 metres in measured length and over but less than 20 metres in measured length” there shall be substituted the following —

“all vessels of Classes 2A, 2B and 2C 20 metres in measured length and over but less than 24 metres in load line length and vessels of Classes 2D and 2E 16 metres and over in measured length ”.

7.Application of Section 9 of Code

The provisions of Section 9 of the Code are incorporated in these regulations and shall extend and apply to and in respect of all vessels and voyages to which the Act applies.

Notes

1This reprint is a compilation as at 7 March 2003 of the W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table.

Compilation table

Citation	Gazettal	Commencement
W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983	1 Jul 1983 p. 2177	1 Jul 1983 (see r. 2)
W.A. Marine Amendment Regulations 1992 Pt. 4	11 Aug 1992 p. 3976-80	11 Aug 1992
Reprint 1: The W.A. Marine (Construction, Stability and Engineering) Regulations 1983 as at 7 Mar 2003 (includes amendments listed above)