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MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 151
Requirement for chemical tanker construction certificate
(1) The master
of a prescribed ship must not begin a voyage unless there is a chemical tanker
construction certificate in force in respect of the ship. : Maximum
penalty--$11,000 or imprisonment for 4 years, or both.
(2) The owner of a
prescribed ship must not permit the ship to begin a voyage unless a chemical
tanker construction certificate is in force in respect of the ship. : Maximum
penalty-- (a) in the case of an individual--$11,000 or imprisonment for 4
years, or both, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--$55,000.
(3) The owner
of a prescribed ship in respect of which a chemical tanker construction
certificate is in force must ensure that the certificate is carried on board
the ship. : Maximum penalty--$1,100.
(4) In this section--
"chemical tanker construction certificate" means-- (a) an International
Pollution Prevention Certificate for the Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances
in Bulk issued under section 132 of the Navigation Act 2012 of the
Commonwealth, or
(b) a chemical tanker construction certificate issued under
a law of another State or the Northern Territory that is a certificate of a
kind prescribed by the regulations as acceptable for the purposes of this
Part, or
(c) an International Pollution Prevention Certificate for the
Carriage of Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk issued to-- (i) a foreign ship
under section 319 of the Navigation Act 2012 of the Commonwealth, or
(ii) a
foreign ship under the law of a country other than Australia giving effect to
Regulation 9 of Annex II of MARPOL, or
(iii) an Australian ship under the law
of a country other than Australia giving effect to Regulation 9 of Annex II of
MARPOL.
"prescribed ship" means a ship-- (a) intended to carry noxious liquid
substances in bulk, and
(b) engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals
under the jurisdiction of other Parties to MARPOL.
Editor's note : See Reg
9.1 of Annex II of MARPOL.
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