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Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1995 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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