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Biosecurity (Ballast Water and Sediment) Determination 2017
made under section 308A of the

Biosecurity Act 2015

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date:   13 October 2019

Includes amendments up to: F2019L01307

Registered:    21 October 2019

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Biosecurity (Ballast Water and Sediment) Determination 2017 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 13 October 2019 (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
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
Part 2—Reporting ballast water discharges
6 Information that must be included in ballast water discharge report
7 Manner and time for giving ballast water discharge report
8 Exceptions to requirement to give ballast water discharge report
Part 3—Management of discharge of ballast water
Division 1—Approving methods of ballast water management
9 Application for approval of method of ballast water management
10 Method of ballast water management—approval of method approved by foreign country
Division 2—Ballast water exchange
11 Management by ballast water exchange
12 Vessels excluded from the operation of section 275 of the Act
13 Acceptable locations for ballast water exchange
14 Requirements for ballast water exchange
15 Determining locations and depths for ballast water exchange
Division 3—Ballast water reception facility
16 Approval of discharge to ballast water reception facility
Division 4—Discharge covered by