Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Legislation Date 1995 (2013) 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 International agreement-implementation Pollution control Inspection Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Oceania 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 pol Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2008. Legislation | Australia | 2008 (2016) 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 Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2007) | Repealed Keyword: Marine pollution, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX