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Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008

No. 76, 2008

Compilation No. 7

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
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