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Section 32 Ship may not be registered without builders plate

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) This section applies to a ship to which a builders plate is required to be fixed under part 4.

(2) The registering entity may refuse to register a ship if—

(a) a person applies for the ship for the first time to be registered under the Act; and

(b) either—

(i) a builders plate is not fixed to the ship in accordance with the ABP Standard; or

(ii) the registering entity reasonably believes information on a builders plate fixed to the ship is incorrect or has not been approved by a builders plate approver.

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

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