Border Protection Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (160 of 1999)

Schedule 2   Customs Act 1901

Part 1   Chasing, boarding etc. ships and aircraft

1   Subsection 4(1)

Insert:

Australian ship means a ship that:

(a) is an Australian ship as defined in the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or

(b) is not registered under the law of a foreign country and is either wholly owned by, or solely operated by:

(i) one or more residents of Australia; or

(ii) one or more Australian nationals; or

(iii) one or more residents of Australia and one or more Australian nationals.

For the purposes of this definition, Australian national and resident of Australia have the same meanings as in the Shipping Registration Act 1981.