Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 2006 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the protection of the sea from the effects of harmful anti-fouling systems. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Hazardous substances Inspection Certification Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act concerns the control of the application or use of harmful anti-fouling compounds (“HAFC”) on ships used for commercial purposes and implements provisions of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships. A ship complies with the anti-fouling requirements if: (a) it has no HAFC applied on any designated external surface; or (b) each HAFC that is applied on any designated external surface has a coating that forms a barrier to the HAFC leaching into the water. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority may approve bodies corporate as survey authorities for purposes of this Act. If a ship complies with anti-fouling requirements the survey authority shall issue a certificate to that effect. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au