PROTECTION OF THE SEA (CIVIL LIABILITY) ACT 1981
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Interpretation
- 4 Act binds the Crown
- 5 Operation of Act
- 6 Declaration of countries to which Civil Liability Convention applies
- 6A Application of the Criminal Code
PART II--LIABILITY--AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER CONVENTION
- 7 Application of this Part
- 8 Certain provisions of Convention to have the force of law
- 9 Claims for compensation
- 10 Applications to determine limit of liability
- 11 Transfer of proceedings
- 12 Regulations giving effect to applied provisions of Convention etc.
PART III--INSURANCE--CERTIFICATES RELATING TO LIABILITY FOR POLLUTION DAMAGE
- 13 Interpretation
- 14 Application
- 15 Insurance certificates to be carried on certain ships
- 16 Issue of insurance certificates
- 17 Extension, cancellation and lapsing of insurance certificates
- 18 Government ships
- 19 Review of decisions
PART IIIA--PROOF--OF POSSESSION OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE COVER BY CERTAIN SHIPS
- 19A Definitions
- 19B Application
- 19C Insurance certificates to be carried on ships to which Part applies
- 20 Expenses etc. incurred by Authority debt due to Commonwealth
- 21 Expenses etc. incurred by Authority charge on ship
- 22 Detention of ships
PART IVA--RECOVERY--OF LOSS ETC. INCURRED BY THE AUTHORITY BECAUSE OF DISCHARGES OR THREATENED DISCHARGES FROM SHIPS
- 22A Recovery of loss etc. by the Authority
PART V--MISCELLANEOUS
- 23 Prosecution of offences against subsections 15(1), (2) and (3) and 22(3)
- 24 No time limit for prosecution
- 25 Regulations to give effect to Article X of Convention
- 26 Delegation
- 27 Regulations