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