Migration Regulations 1994 Specification under regulations 1.03 and 1.15G Definition of "Superyacht" October 2008 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia

Migration Regulations 1994

DEFINITION OF “SUPERYACHT”

(REGULATIONS 1.03 AND 1.15G)

I, CHRIS EVANS, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, acting under regulations 1.03 and 1.15G of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):

SPECIFY any high value luxury sailing ship or motor vessel which is:

(a)       24 metres or longer in load line length; AND

(b)      not carrying cargo; AND

(c)used for sport or pleasure; AND

to be asuperyacht for the purposes of regulation 1.15G of the Regulations.

This Instrument (IMMI 08/090) takes effect on 27 October 2008.

Dated               15 October 2008

CHRIS EVANS

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship

[NOTE 1:      Regulation 1.03, definition of “superyacht” provides that superyacht means a sailing ship or motor vessel of a kind that is specified by the Minister under regulation 1.15G to be a superyacht.

NOTE 2: Regulation 1.15G provides that the Minister may, by instrument in writing, specify that (a) a sailing ship of a particular kind is a superyacht for the purposes of these Regulations; or (b) a motor vessel of a particular kind is a superyacht for the purposes of these Regulations.]