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PROTECTION OF THE SEA LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1986 - NOTES

Act No. 167 of 1986 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 8 December 2010
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2007

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

 

 

 

 

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title [see Note 1]

2 Commencement [see Note 1].......................

Part II--Amendments (Marpol Convention) of the Navigation Act 1912

3 Principal Act

4 Powers of owner or master as to dangerous goods

5 Application of Division

6 Alteration, &c., of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates

7 Directions in relation to foreign ships

8 Application of Division

9 Alteration, &c., of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates

10 Directions in relation to foreign ships

11 After Division 12A of Part IV of the Principal Act the following Divisions are inserted:

Division 12B--Ships Carrying Packaged Harmful Substances

267ZA Interpretation

267ZB Application of Division

267ZC Regulations to give effect to Regulations 1 to 6 (inclusive) of Annex III

Division 12C--Sewage

267ZD Interpretation

267ZE Application of Division

267ZF Regulations to give effect to Regulations 3 and 11 of Annex IV

267ZG International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificates (1973) for Australian ships

267ZH International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificates (1973) for foreign ships

267ZJ Alteration, &c., of construction of ships and cancellation of certificates

267ZK Ships to be surveyed periodically

267ZL Cancellation of Certificate if ship ceases to be an Australian ship

267ZM Certificates required for Australian ships

267ZN Certificates to be carried on board Australian ships

267ZP Production of certificates

267ZQ Directions in relation to foreign ships

267ZR Offences against subsections 267ZM(1) and (2) and 267ZQ(4) to be indictable

12 Prosecution of Offences

13 After section 395 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

395A Proceedings against Corporations

15 Penalties

Part III--Amendments (Marpol Convention) of The Protection Of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution From Ships) Act 1983

16 Principal Act

17 Interpretation

18 Prohibition of discharge of oil or oily mixtures into sea

19 Oil residues

20 Duty to report certain incidents involving oil or oily mixture

21 Prohibition of discharge of substances into the sea

22 After section 21 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

21A Certain Liquid substances to be treated as oil

23 Duty to report certain incidents involving certain substances

24 Cargo record book to be retained

25 After Part III of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

Part IIIA--Prevention of Pollution by Packaged Harmful Substances

26A Interpretation

26B Duty to report certain incidents involving harmful substances

26 After section 26A of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted in Part  IIIA:

26AA Notification of proposal to carry certain harmful substances

26AB Prohibition of discharge by jettisoning of harmful substances into the sea

27 Duty to report certain incidents involving harmful substances

28 After Part IIIA of the Principal Act the following Parts are inserted:

Part IIIB--Prevention of pollution by Sewage

26C Interpretation

26D Prohibition of discharge of sewage into the sea

Part IIIC--Prevention of Pollution by Garbage

26E Interpretation

26F Prohibition of disposal of garbage into the sea

29 Prosecution of offences against Act

30 Application of certain provisions to foreign ships

31 Regulations

32 Orders

33 Penalties

34 Schedules

Part IV--Amendments of the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981

35 Principal Act

36 Interpretation

37 Certain provisions of Convention to have the force of law

38 Claims for compensation

39 Prosecution of offences against subsections 15(1), (2) and (3) and 22(3)

40 Schedule

Part V--Amendments of the Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981

41 Principal Act

42 Interpretation

Schedule 1--Amendments of Division 12 of Part IV of the Navigation Act 1912 Relating to Penalties

Schedule 2--Amendments of Division 12A of Part IV of the Navigation Act 1912 relating to Penalties

Schedule 3--Amendments of Part II of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Relating to Penalties

Schedule 4--Amendments of Part III of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 Relating to Penalties

Schedule 5--Annex added to Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

Schedule 6--Schedules added to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

Schedule 7--Annexes added to Schedule 1 to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983

Schedule 8--Schedule substituted for Schedule 2 to the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981

Notes

 

 


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