Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 12

    An international agreement or international decision applies to a vessel, installation or aircraft at a particular time if:

  (a )   the agreement or decision provides for the exercise of powers by Australia in relation to the vessel, installation or aircraft at that time ; and

  (b )   either:

  (i)   the agreement or decision is prescribed by the regulations; or

  (ii)   the Minister has approved the exercise of powers und er the agreement or decision in relation to the vessel , installation or aircraft , and the approval has not lapsed .

Note 1:   For international agreement and international decision , see section   8 .

Note 2 :   For approval by the Minister, see Division   3 of Part   2.