Bill
Special Recreational Vessels Bill 2019
passed, as at 2019-12-11. Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-11-27
- second reading — 2019-11-27
- second reading — 2019-12-03
- second reading — 2019-12-03
- committee — 2019-12-03
- third reading — 2019-12-03
- introduced — 2019-12-05
- second reading — 2019-12-05
- third reading — 2019-12-05
- passed — 2019-12-05
- royal assent — 2019-12-11
Divisions
- Special Recreational Vessels Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Support Australia's shipping industry — 2019-12-03, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 63, noes 72
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2019-11-27.
The bill would let special recreational vessels join the coastal trading regulatory scheme.
Owners, charterers, masters or agents could apply for a temporary licence under the Coastal Trading Act.
The Coastal Trading Act would be modified to handle these applications and regulate licensed voyages.
- Allows special recreational vessels to opt into the coastal trading regulatory scheme.
- Creates a process for applying for temporary licences for special recreational vessels.
- Applies the Coastal Trading Act with modifications to issue licences and regulate voyages.
Owners, charterers, masters or agents of special recreational vessels offered for hire or charter.
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