Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Exemption for Cruise Vessels) Direction 2026

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Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Exemption for Cruise Vessels) Direction 2026I, Catherine Fiona King, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, make the following direction.Dated 02. 10. 2026Catherine KingMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local GovernmentContents1 Name2 Commencement3 Authority4 Definitions5 Vessels to which the exemption applies

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This instrument is the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) (Exemption for Cruise Vessels) Direction 2026.

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This instrument commences on 1 January 2027.

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This instrument is made under section 11 of the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.

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Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 6 of the Act, including the following:(a) owner;(b) passenger;(c) seafarer;(d) vessel.In this instrument:Act means the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.collective bargaining means voluntary negotiation between employers or employers’ representatives and seafarers or seafarers’ representatives, with a view to the adoption of terms and conditions of seafarers' employment by means of collective agreements.work agreement means an agreement that is made between a seafarer and the owner of the seafarer’s vessel.

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in excess of 5,000 gross tonnes; andcapable of a speed of at least 15 knots; andcapable of carrying at least 100 passengers; andutilised wholly or primarily for the carriage of passengers between any ports in the Commonwealth or in the Territories, except between Victoria and Tasmania; andthe policies of the owner of the vessel and the work agreements of seafarers on the vessel do not prohibit (whether directly or indirectly) seafarers from engaging in collective bargaining.This exemption has effect for the period commencing 1 January 2027 until the end of 31 December 2028.

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