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Protection of the Sea (1992 Fund) Regulations 1994
Statutory Rules 1994 No. 126 as amended
made under the
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993
This compilation was prepared on 13 October 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 243
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents
Part 1 Preliminary
 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
 2 Commencement [see Note 1]
 3 Interpretation
Part 2 Registration of foreign judgments
 4 Jurisdiction of Courts
 5 Court fees
 6 Application for registration of foreign judgment
 7 Sum for which judgment may be registered
 8 Judgment sum to be expressed in Australian currency
 9 Judgment in respect of pollution damage and other matters
 10 Evidence in support of application to register judgment
 11 Security for costs
 12 Order on application for registration of judgment
 13 Notice to judgment debtor of registration of judgment
 14 Effect of registration of foreign judgment
 15 Execution not to issue before period allowed to set aside judgment
 16 Procedure to have a registered judgment set aside
 17 Power of Court to set aside registered judgment
 18 Further application for registration
 19 Judgment not to be enforceable except by registration
 20 Issue of certificates of judgments
Part 3 Contributions and late payment penalties
 21 Recovery of contributions and late payment penalties
Part 4 Record keeping and returns
 22 Records to be kept
 23 Copies of records to be given to Authority
 24 Authority may require documents
Schedule Return Form
Notes
Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
  These Regulations are the Protection of the Sea (1992 Fund) Regulations 1994.
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
  These regulations commence on the day on which Chapters 1, 2 and 4 of the Act commence.
3 Interpretation
 (1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
Act means the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993.
compensation for pollution damage means compensation for which provision is made under Article 4 of the 1992 Convention.
Court means a court that is invested or conferred with jurisdiction under regulation 4 for matters arising under Part 2.
judgment means a judgment or order given or made by a court against the Fund for compensation for pollution damage in a foreign country to which the 1992 Convention applies.
judgment creditor:
 (a) means the person in whose favour a judgment was given; and
 (b) includes a person in whom the rights under a judgment are vested by succession, assignment or otherwise.
judgment debtor:
 (a) means the person against whom a judgment was given; and
 (b) includes a person against whom a judgment is enforceable under the law of the