Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 (Cth)

Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Act 1986 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 An Act to amend the Navigation Act 1912, the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 and certain other Acts in relation to the protection of the sea from pollution