South Australian Current Regulations

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 161

161—Discharging ballast water prohibited in specified waters

        (1)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit the discharge, without the approval of—

            (a)         in the case of the discharge of ballast water within a port—a port management officer; or

            (b)         in any other case—an authorised person,

of ballast water, or ballast water of a specified class, from any vessel in the whole or a specified part of the jurisdiction.

        (2)         If ballast water is discharged from a vessel in contravention of subregulation (1), the operator of the vessel is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.