Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 101 of 1981 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 26 May 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 33 of 2009
The text of any of those
amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may
be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra
Contents
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
3............ Repeal ................................................................................................. 1
4............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1
4A......... Application of Act in relation to certain waters that are subject to the Torres Strait Treaty 6
4B......... Application of Act in relation to certain waters that are subject to the Australia‑Indonesia Delimitation Treaty 6
5............ Exemption ........................................................................................... 8
6............ Operation of Act ................................................................................ 8
7............ Exemption for defence force vessels etc. ............................................ 8
8............ Act to bind the Crown ........................................................................ 8
8A......... Criminal Code applies ........................................................................ 8
9............ Declaration by Minister in relation to coastal waters of State etc. .... 9
10A....... Dumping of controlled material .......................................................... 9
10B....... Incineration of controlled material .................................................... 10
10C....... Loading for the purpose of dumping or incineration ........................ 10
10D....... Export for the purpose of dumping or incineration .......................... 11
10E........ Placement of artificial reef ................................................................ 12
10F........ Offence by person responsible for offending craft or material ......... 12
15.......... Exceptions to certain offences .......................................................... 13
16.......... Restoration of environment .............................................................. 14
17.......... Liability for expenses incurred by the Commonwealth .................... 14
18.......... Application for permit ..................................................................... 17
19.......... Grant of permit ................................................................................. 18
20.......... Suspension and revocation of permits .............................................. 21
21.......... Conditions in respect of permits ...................................................... 21
23.......... Applications to Minister to vary operation of permits ................... 22
24.......... Applications for review .................................................................... 22
25.......... Matters to be published in Gazette .................................................. 23
26.......... Appointment of inspectors .............................................................. 23
27.......... Inspectors ex officio ......................................................................... 23
28.......... Identity cards .................................................................................... 23
29.......... Boarding of vessels etc. by inspectors ............................................. 24
30.......... Access to premises ........................................................................... 26
30A....... Warrants may be granted by telephone or other electronic means ... 27
31.......... Functions of inspector ...................................................................... 28
32.......... Powers of arrest of inspectors .......................................................... 29
33.......... Injunction .......................................................................................... 30
34.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 30
35.......... False statements ............................................................................... 31
36.......... Compliance with conditions of permit ............................................. 31
37.......... Indictable offences ............................................................................ 32
37A....... No time limit for prosecution ........................................................... 33
38.......... Evidence ............................................................................................ 33
39.......... Evidence of analyst ........................................................................... 34
40.......... Fees ................................................................................................... 35
41.......... Regulations ...................................................................................... 35
Notes 37
An Act providing for the protection of the environment by regulating dumping into the sea, incineration at sea and artificial reef placements, and for related purposes
Notes to
the
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act
1981 Note 1 The Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 as
shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 101, 1981 amended as indicated
in the Tables below. For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving
or transitional provisions see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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101, 1981 |
24 June 1981 |
6 Mar 1984 (see Gazette 1984, No. S85) |
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141, 1986 |
9 Dec 1986 |
6 Jan 1987 |
-- |
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|
Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989 |
60, 1989 |
19 June 1989 |
Ss. 11 and 13: |
-- |
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as amended by |
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|
|
|
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43, 1996 |
25 Oct 1996 |
Schedule 3 (item 3): 19 June 1989 (a) |
-- |
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Arts, Sport, Environment and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1992 |
21, 1992 |
10 Apr 1992 |
8 May 1992 |
-- |
|
16, 1994 |
19 Jan 1994 |
19 Jan 1995 |
S. 4(2)‑(5) |
|
|
Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997 |
118, 1997 |
7 July 1997 |
Schedule 1 (items 27‑35): Royal Assent (b) |
Sch. 1 (item 30) |
|
92, 1999 |
16 July 1999 |
Schedule 3 (items 38‑40): 16 July 2000 (c) |
Sch. 3 (item 40) |
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107, 2000 |
19 July 2000 |
16 Aug 2000 |
Ss. 4 and 5 |
|
|
118, 2001 |
18 Sept 2001 |
Schedule 2 (item 1): Royal Assent (d) |
-- |
|
|
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006 |
165, 2006 |
12 Dec 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 852, 853): 1 Jan 2007 (see F2006L04046) |
-- |
|
Customs Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Act 2009 |
33, 2009 |
22 May 2009 |
Schedule 2 (items 25-29): 23 May 2009 |
-- |
(a) The Arts, Territories and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 1989 was amended by Schedule 3 (item 3) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:
(3) Each item in Schedule 3 is taken to have commenced when the Act containing the provision amended by the item received the Royal Assent.
(b) The Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 27‑35) only of the Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) The Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 38 and 39) only of the Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences when the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 commences.
(d) The Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 1) only of the Environmental Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Sections 1, 2 and 3 and items 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 14 of Schedule 2 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Title...................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 4...................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000; No. 165, 2006; No. 33, 2009 |
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Ss. 4A, 4B........................... |
ad. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 5...................................... |
am. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 7...................................... |
rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 8A................................... |
ad. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 9...................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 60, 1989 (as am. by No. 43, 1996); No. 16, 1994 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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Ss. 9A‑9C........................... |
ad. No. 141, 1986 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 9D................................... |
ad. No. 141, 1986 |
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am. No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 10.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Ss. 10A‑10F........................ |
ad. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 11.................................... |
rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 12.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 16, 1994 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 13.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 14.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 15.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 16, 1994 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 16.................................... |
am. No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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Heading to s. 17.................. |
am. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 17.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 18.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 19.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997; No. 92, 1999; No. 107, 2000; No. 118, 2001 |
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S. 20.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997 |
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S. 22.................................... |
rep. No. 141, 1986 |
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S. 23.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 24.................................... |
am. No. 16, 1994; No. 92, 1999; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 25.................................... |
am. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 27.................................... |
rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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am. No. 33, 2009 |
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Ss. 28, 29............................ |
am. No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000; No. 33, 2009 |
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S. 30.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 30A................................. |
ad. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 31.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 32.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000; No. 33, 2009 |
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S. 33.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 34.................................... |
am. No. 118, 1997 |
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S. 35.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994; No. 118, 1997; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 36.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 37.................................... |
am. No. 141, 1986; No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994 |
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rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 37A................................. |
ad. No. 60, 1989 |
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S. 38.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 107, 2000 |
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S. 39.................................... |
am. No. 21, 1992 |
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S. 40.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 118, 1997 |
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S. 41.................................... |
am. No. 60, 1989; No. 16, 1994; No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 1.......................... |
rs. No. 107, 2000 |
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rep. No. 165, 2006 |
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Schedule 2.......................... |
rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 3.......................... |
rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 3A....................... |
ad. No. 118, 1997 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 3B........................ |
ad. No. 118, 1997 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 3C........................ |
ad. No. 118, 1997 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
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Schedule 4.......................... |
ad. No. 16, 1994 |
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rep. No. 107, 2000 |
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment Act 1993 (No. 16, 1994)
4 Declaration by Minister in relation to coastal waters of a State etc.
(2) Subsections (3), (4) and (5) apply to a declaration in relation to a State or the Northern Territory in force under section 9 of the Principal Act immediately before the commencement of this section.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the declaration remains in force despite the amendments of section 9 of the Principal Act made by this section.
(4) If, after the end of the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this section commences, the Minister is not satisfied that the laws of the State or the Northern Territory have made provision for giving effect to the SPREP Protocol in relation to the coastal waters of that State or Territory, the Minister must, by notice in the Gazette, revoke the declaration.
(5) Subsection (4) does not, by implication, limit the Minister's power to revoke a declaration.
Environment, Sport and Territories Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (No. 118, 1997)
Schedule 1
30 Application of amendments made by items 28 and 29
The amendments made by items 28 and 29 do not apply to applications received before the commencement of those items.
Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999 (No. 92, 1999)
Schedule 3
40 Application
The amendments of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 made by this Schedule apply in relation to applications for permits under that Act made after the commencement of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No. 107, 2000)
4 Transitional--continuation of existing permits
A permit in force immediately before the commencement of this Act under section 19 of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 continues in effect as if it had been issued under that Act, as amended by this Act.
5 Regulations
(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, regulations may be made for matters of a transitional or saving nature arising from the amendments made by this Act.