Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Regulations 1993 (WA)

Western Australia Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987 Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Regulations 1993 Western Australia Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Regulations 1993 Contents 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Prescribed offices 1 5. Prescribed manner of notifying incidents etc. 3 6. Prescribed time for report 3 7. Prescribed form for report 3 8. Oil record book 4 9. Prescribed operations or occurrences (oil record book) 4 10. Cargo record book 4 11. Prescribed operations and occurrences (cargo record book) 4 12. Regulation 8 of Annex II to have the force of law 5 13. Exemptions 5 Notes Compilation table 6 Defined terms Western Australia Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987 Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Regulations 1993

1. Citation These regulations may be cited as the Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Regulations 1993 1.

2. Commencement These regulations shall come into operation on the day on which the Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1987 comes into operation 1.

3. Interpretation In these regulations — Commonwealth Act means the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 (Cwlth) as in force at the commencement of these regulations; Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act; Marine Orders means orders, made under section 34 of the Commonwealth Act, as in force from time to time. [Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 6 Oct 2006 p. 4361.]

4. Prescribed offices (1) For the purposes of sections 8 and 20 of the Act — (a) each of the offices prescribed by the Marine Orders for the purposes of the corresponding sections of the Commonwealth Act is prescribed; and (b) each of the offices of Chief Executive Officer, and General Manager Marine Safety, in the Department, is prescribed. (2) For the purposes of sections 11 and 22 of the Act — (a) each of the offices prescribed by the Marine Orders for the purposes of the corresponding sections of the Commonwealth Act is prescribed; and (b) each of the offices of Chief Executive Officer, and General Manager Marine Safety, in the Department, is prescribed; and (c) if a prescribed incident (as defined in each of those sections) occurs within the boundaries of a port for which a harbour master is appointed — the harbour master is prescribed. (3) For the purposes of section 12 of the Act — (a) the office of Chief Executive Officer in the Department is prescribed; and (b) if a discharge occurs within the boundaries of a port for which a harbour master is appointed — the harbour master is prescribed. (4) For the purposes of sections 15 and 25 of the Act each of the offices prescribed by the Marine Orders for the purposes of the corresponding sections of the Commonwealth Act is prescribed. (5) For the purposes of section 30(2) of the Act each of the offices of Chief Executive Officer, and General Manager Marine Safety, in the Department, is prescribed. [Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 6 Oct 2006 p. 4362 and 4363.]