Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsFor the purposes of this Act, an appropriate insurance certificate for a ship is worked out using the following table:
| If the ship ... | the appropriate insurance certificate is ... |
1 | is registered in Australia and is not a government ship | (a) for a ship that is a regulated Australian vessel--a certificate issued under section 18 for the ship; or (b) for a ship that is not a regulated Australian vessel--a certificate issued under section 18 for the ship, or a certificate issued for the ship under a law of a State or Territory that gives effect to paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of Article 7 of the Bunker Oil Convention in relation to the ship. |
2 | is registered in a foreign country to which the Bunker Oil Convention applies and is not a government ship | a certificate issued for the ship, for the purposes of Article 7 of the Bunker Oil Convention, by or under the authority of the government of that country. |
3 | is registered in a foreign country to which the Bunker Oil Convention does not apply and is not a government ship | (a) a certificate issued under section 18 for the ship; or (b) a certificate issued for the ship, for the purposes of Article 7 of the Bunker Oil Convention, by or under the authority of the government of a foreign country to which the Bunker Oil Convention applies. |
4 | is owned or operated by the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth | |
5 | is owned or operated by a State or Territory or an authority of a State or Territory | (a) a certificate issued under section 19 for the ship; or (b) a certificate issued for the ship under a law of the State or Territory stating that the ship is owned or operated by the State or Territory or the authority of the State or Territory and that the State or Territory will meet any liability for pollution damage up to the limits of liability referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Bunker Oil Convention in relation to the ship. |
6 | is owned or operated by a foreign country or an authority of a foreign country | a certificate issued for the ship by or under the authority of the government of the foreign country stating that: (a) the ship is owned or operated by the foreign country or the authority of the foreign country; and (b) the foreign country will meet any liability for pollution damage up to the limits of liability referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Bunker Oil Convention in relation to the ship. |