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Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993

No. 41, 1993

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date:    1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 59, 2015

Registered:    22 July 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (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 Legislation 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 series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

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 series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Act to bind Crown
5 Operation of Act
5A Application of the Criminal Code
Chapter 3—The 1992 Convention
Part 3.1—Repeal of Chapter 2
26 Repeal of Chapter 2
Part 3.2—Outline of Chapter
27 Simplified outline
Part 3.3—Interpretation
28 Interpretation
Part 3.4—Legal recognition of the 1992 Fund
29 1992 Fund is a legal person
30 Director of the 1992 Fund is the legal representative of the 1992 Fund
Part 3.5—Compensation
31 Certain provisions of the 1992 Convention to have the force of law
32 Claims for compensation
33 1992 Fund may intervene in proceedings under the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981
34 Regulations to give effect to Article 8 of the 1992 Convention
Part 3.6—Contributions to the 1992 Fund
Division 1—Liability to make contributions
35 Liability to