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Section 218 Restricted use flag consent taken to be restricted use authority

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) This section applies to a consent to use a restricted use flag for a ship given under former section 80 that is in force immediately before the commencement.

(2) From the commencement, the consent is taken to be a restricted use authority—

(a) granted by the general manager under section 53 of this regulation; and

(b) authorising the operation of the ship for the purposes for which the consent was given under former section 80; and

(c) subject to any other conditions applying to the consent given under former section 80.

(3) For this regulation, the purposes for which the consent was given under former section 80 are taken to be the uses for which the ship may be operated stated in the conditions of the restricted use authority.

Queensland Marine Safety Regulation 2016 current as at 1 February 2026. Official text: legislation.qld.gov.au.

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