Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to protect Queensland's marine and coastal environment by minimizing deliberate and negligent discharges of ship-sourced pollutants into coastal waters, and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control Inspection Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act aims at protecting the marine and coastal environment of Queensland, it consists of 17 Parts divided into 160 sections. The Act also aims at implementing provisions of Annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL, 1973. Given the limited jurisdiction of provinces in territorial sea, this Act only deals with discharges from ships that happen in the first three nautical miles of the territorial sea (sect. 11). Part 3 is dedicated to marine pollution strategies in general while Parts 4 to 8 cover the prevention of pollution, respectively, by oil, by noxious liquid substances in bulk, by packaged harmful substances, by sewage and by garbage. Part 9 concerns pollution that might occur in transfer operations of pollutants between ships. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2008. Legislation | Australia | 2008 (2017) Keyword: Marine pollution, Monitoring, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 1995. Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2007) Keyword: Marine pollution, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018. Legislation | Australia | 2018 (2019) Keyword: Marine pollution, Monitoring, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX