Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983 (Cth)

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983

Statutory Rules 1983 No. 8 as amended

made under the

Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981

This compilation was prepared on 17 April 2009 taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 57

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

Contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 2 Interpretation 3 Reports of relevant conduct — prescribed information 4 Prescribed courts 5 Fees for applications 5B Fees — time for payment 6 Service of notices

Schedule 1 Prescribed courts

Notes

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

These Regulations are the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Regulations 1983.

2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, the Act means the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981.

3 Reports of relevant conduct — prescribed information

For paragraph 15 (3) (d) of the Act, the prescribed information for a report of relevant conduct is the following: (a) the name and address of the person giving the report; (b) the date of the relevant conduct and the time at which it took place (in Eastern Standard Time); (c) the depth of water where the relevant conduct took place; (d) the co‑ordinates of the site where the relevant conduct took place (specified in degrees, minutes and seconds of latitude and longitude) as determined by reference to the Geocentric Datum of Australia, worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case; (e) the name (if any) and the registration or other identifying mark or marking of the vessel, aircraft or platform from or on which the relevant conduct took place; (f) the name of the owner and of the person in charge of the aircraft, vessel or platform from or on which the relevant conduct took place; (g) the name of the person or persons whose conduct facilitated, caused or constituted the relevant conduct; (h) a description of the method used in carrying out the relevant conduct; (i) the reason for the relevant conduct; (j) if controlled material (other than a vessel, aircraft or platform) was dumped into the sea, incinerated at sea, loaded for dumping or incineration, or placed as part of an artificial reef placement — the following information about the controlled material (worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case): (i) a general description; (ii) its chemical composition; (iii) its form; (iv) its volume or mass; (v) the method of packaging or containment (if any); (k) if a vessel, aircraft or platform was dumped into the sea, incinerated at sea, loaded for dumping or incineration, or placed as part of an artificial reef placement — the following information about the vessel, aircraft or platform: (i) whether it was a vessel, an aircraft or a platform; (ii) its name (if any) and its registration or other identifying mark or marking; (iii) its dimensions (including mass), worked out as accurately as possible in the particular case; (iv) the method of packaging or containment (if any).