Summary
Amends the:
Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Customs) Act 1993
,
Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—Excise) Act 1993
,
Protection of the Sea (Imposition of Contributions to Oil Pollution Compensation Fund—General) Act 1993
and
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993
to implement Australia’s obligations to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 to provide further compensation for pollution damage resulting from oil spills from an oil tanker;
Navigation Act 1912
and
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
to: implement changes to Annexes I, III and IV to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (MARPOL), make miscellaneous amendments to the requirements for maintenance of garbage record books, and allow for regulations to be made to prescribe penalties;
Marine Navigation Levy Collection Act 1989
,
Maritime Navigation (Regulatory Functions) Levy Collection Act 1991
and
Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981
to amend certain definitions; and
Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Fund) Act 1993
to make minor technical amendments.