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AMSA MO 2018/4
Marine Order 96 (Marine pollution prevention — sewage) 2018
I, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Order under subsection 342(1) of the Navigation Act 2012 and subsection 34(1) of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.
15 March 2018
Michael Kinley
Chief Executive Officer

Division 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Order
1A Commencement
1B Repeal of Marine Order 96 (Marine pollution prevention — sewage) 2013
2 Purpose
3 Power
4 Definitions and interpretation
5 Application
6 Review of decisions
Division 2 Systems, equipment etc required by Annex IV
7 Sewage systems
8 Sewage systems for vessels discharging in special areas
9 Standard discharge connections
Division 3 Certificates
10 Certificates required
11 Applying for certificates
12 Criteria for issue of ISPP certificates
13 Conditions of ISPP certificates
14 Commencement and duration of certificates
15 Criteria for variation of ISPP certificates
16 Criteria for revocation of ISPP certificates
17 Notifying alterations
Division 4 Requirements for foreign vessels
18 Requirements for foreign vessels
Division 5 Marine incidents
19 Marine incidents
Division 6 Matters prescribed for the Pollution Prevention Act
20 Rate of discharge of untreated sewage
21 Approval to discharge sewage
22 Discharge of sewage by prescribed passenger ships in special areas
Division 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Order
       This Order is Marine Order 96 (Marine pollution prevention — sewage) 2018.

1A Commencement
       This Order commences on 1 April 2018.

1B Repeal of Marine Order 96 (Marine pollution prevention — sewage) 2013
       Marine Order 96 (Marine pollution prevention — sewage) 2013 is repealed.

2 Purpose
       This Order:
(a) gives effect to Annex IV (which is the Annex to MARPOL that deals with the prevention of marine pollution by sewage from ships); and
(b) provides for matters for Chapter 4 of the Navigation Act (which deals with prevention of pollution from vessels); and
(c) prescribes matters for Division 1 of Part IIIB of the Pollution Prevention Act (which gives effect to Australia's obligations regarding the discharge of untreated sewage in the Antarctic Area under Annex IV of the Antarctic Protocol); and
(d) provides for matters for Division 1A of Part IIIB of the Pollution Prevention Act (which gives effect to Australia's obligations regarding the discharge of sewage in the Antarctic Area or Arctic waters under Annex IV and the Polar Code); and
(e) prescribes matters for Division 2 of Part IIIB of the Pollution Prevention Act (which deals with the discharge of sewage in areas other than the Antarctic area).

3 Power
       (1)This Order is made under both the Navigation Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
       (2)The following provisions of the Navigation Act provide for this Order to be