Bill
Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
passed, as at 2015-12-11. Infrastructure and Regional Development portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure and Regional Development
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-09-09
- second reading — 2015-09-09
- second reading — 2015-11-25
- second reading — 2015-11-25
- third reading — 2015-11-25
- introduced — 2015-11-25
- second reading — 2015-11-25
- second reading — 2015-11-26
- second reading — 2015-11-26
- third reading — 2015-11-26
- passed — 2015-11-26
- royal assent — 2015-12-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2015-09-09.
The bill makes several minor changes to Australian maritime laws covering safety and the environment.
It fixes drafting errors and closes loopholes in laws about pollution from ships, including rules on heavy oil in Antarctic waters and definitions of dangerous goods.
The changes clarify state sea boundaries and ensure insurance and oil pollution certificates can be enforced.
- Amends the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 to fix the definition of 'sea near a State' and close a loophole allowing heavy grade oil as ballast in Antarctic waters.
- Amends the Navigation Act 2012 to update the definition of 'dangerous goods' and correct drafting errors.
- Amends the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damages) Act 2008 and the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 to fix drafting errors that hindered enforcement of insurance and oil pollution certificates.
Ships and operators in Australian waters, particularly those carrying heavy oil or dangerous goods, and authorities enforcing pollution and safety rules.
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