Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00780:reg:28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2019C00780
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 28
Character Range: 29387–30266

28  Ballast water management certificate for a vessel
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 288(c) of the Act, this section prescribes the requirements for a document that is intended to be a ballast water management certificate for a vessel.
 (2) For an Australian vessel or a foreign vessel whose Administration is a party to the Ballast Water Convention, the document must be in the form set out in Appendix I to the Ballast Water Convention.
 (3) For a foreign vessel whose Administration is not a party to the Ballast Water Convention, the document must be a survey report from a survey authority or the vessel's Administration that includes:
 (a) the information set out in Appendix I to the Ballast Water Convention; and
 (b) records of surveys referred to in regulation E‑1 of the Annex to the Ballast Water Convention that have been carried out in relation to the vessel.