Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 22A

         (1)   This regulation applies to an overseas vessel or overseas installation if it is capable of carrying ballast water while it is in Australia, Christmas Island, or the Cocos Islands or Australian waters.

         (2)   The master of the vessel or installation must:

                (a)    have on the vessel or installation the ballast water information for the vessel or installation for the previous 2 years, or the period since the commencement of this regulation, whichever is less; and

               (b)    make that information available to a quarantine officer on request by the officer.

Note 1    Sections 70 and 70AA of the Act gives a quarantine officer power to board a vessel or installation and examine certain papers on board and provides that it is an offence for the master of a vessel or installation to fail to produce those papers if required.

Note 2    Section 78A of the Act gives a quarantine officer power to direct that a specified process be carried out on a vessel or installation if the officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that the vessel or installation is in an insanitary condition.

         (3)   If the ballast water information is not made available to a quarantine officer on request, a quarantine officer may take that fact into account in forming an opinion for section 78A of the Act.

         (4)   For this regulation, ballast water information for a vessel or installation is the name, Lloyds number and call sign of the vessel or installation and the following information for each ballast water tank or cargo hold on the vessel or installation:

                (a)    for each ballast water treatment or exchange:

                          (i)    the treatment or exchange method used; and

                         (ii)    the latitude and longitude of the points where the treatment or exchange started and ended; and

                         (iii)    the depth of water where the treatment or exchange was conducted; and

                        (iv)    the identification number or name of the ballast water pumps used; and

                         (v)    the capacity of the ballast tank or cargo hold; and

                        (vi)    the volume of ballast water treated or exchanged; and

                        (vii)    the time taken to fully treat or exchange the ballast water; and

                       (viii)    the percentage of ballast water treated or exchanged; and

                        (ix)    whether the ballast water sea suction strainers used in the treatment or exchange were in good order and repair and the date when they were last inspected;

               (b)    for each ballast water uptake:

                          (i)    the name of the ballast water uptake port or, if the uptake was at sea, the latitude and longitude of the point where the uptake occurred; and

                         (ii)    the date of the uptake; and

                         (iii)    the local time when the uptake started; and

                        (iv)    whether a sea suction strainer was used during the uptake and, if so, the following information about the strainer:

                                   (A)     its identification number;

                                   (B)     whether it was in good order and repair;

                                   (C)     the date when it was last inspected;

                (c)    for each ballast water discharge at an Australian port:

                          (i)    the name of the port; and

                         (ii)    the date of the discharge; and

                         (iii)    whether it was a full or partial discharge; and

                        (iv)    the estimated time when the discharge finished.