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Section 34 Keeping register

Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016

(1) The chief executive and general manager are jointly responsible for keeping a register of registered Queensland regulated ships.

(2) The entity that registers a Queensland regulated ship must record in the register the following particulars for the ship—

(a) the ship’s registered owner’s name and address;

(b) the registration number;

(c) the type of registration;

(d) a description of the ship including length and beam, engine details and construction materials.

(3) The register may also include other particulars for a Queensland regulated ship decided by the entity that registered the ship.

(4) Within 14 days after changes to a particular of a ship’s registration, other than a change in the ship’s ownership, the ship’s registered owner must give the entity that registered the ship written notice of the change in the approved form.

Maximum penalty for subsection (4)—10 penalty units.

Note— See section 158 in relation to the transfer of the registration of a Queensland regulated ship.

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

Based on content from the Queensland Legislation website at 26 October 2026. For the latest information on Queensland Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au. © The State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0.