Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE) ACT 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Crown to be bound  
   5.      Extension to external Territories  
   6.      Extraterritorial application  

   PART 2--LIABILITY--UNDER BUNKER OIL CONVENTION

           Division 1--Application of Part

   7.      Application of Part  
   8.      Overlap with Civil Liability Convention  
   9.      Government ships  
   10.     Relationship with corresponding State or Territory laws  

           Division 2--Liability for pollution damage

   11.     Liability for pollution damage  

   PART 3--INSURANCE--CERTIFICATES RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR POLLUTION DAMAGE

           Division 1--Introduction

   12.     Application of Part  
   13.     Unregistered ships  
   14.     Concurrent State or Territory laws  
   15.     Appropriate insurance certificate  

           Division 2--Ships must carry insurance certificates

   16.     Ships must carry insurance certificate when entering or leaving ports in Australia etc.  
   17.     Ships registered in Australia must carry insurance certificate when in operation  

           Division 3--Insurance certificates

              Subdivision A--Issue of certificates

   18.     Issue of certificates for ships other than government ships  
   19.     Issue of certificates for government ships  

              Subdivision B--Production of certificates

   20.     Enforcement officer may require insurance certificate to be produced  

              Subdivision C--Detention of ships

   21.     Enforcement officer may detain ships  

              Subdivision D--Certificates ceasing to be in force

   22.     Authority may cancel certificate  
   23.     When certificate automatically ceases to be in force  

              Subdivision E--Review of decisions

   24.     Review of decisions  

   PART 4--OTHER--MATTERS

   24A.    Responder immunity  
   25.     No time limit for prosecution  
   26.     Submission to jurisdiction  
   27.     Regulations to give effect to Article 10 of the Bunker Oil Convention  
   28.     Treatment of partnerships  
   29.     Treatment of unincorporated associations  
   30.     Regulations