MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - As at 25 March 2024 - Act 5 of 2012 - NOTES
MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - As at 25 March 2024 - Act 5 of 2012 - NOTES
Note to Division 1
See Reg 15.1 of Annex I of MARPOL.Note to Division 1
See Reg 13.1.3 of Annex II of MARPOL.Note to Division 2
See Reg 13 of Annex II of MARPOL.Note to Division 1
See Reg 2.1 of Annex III of MARPOL.Note to Division 2
See Reg 8.1 of Annex III of MARPOL.Note to Division 1
See Reg 11 of Annex IV of MARPOL.Note to Part 7
See section 4 of this Act in relation to the words and expressions used in MARPOL.Note to Part 7
See also Annex V of MARPOL for the meaning of particular words and expressions used in this Part, including"garbage".
Note to Division 1
See Reg 3.1 of Annex V of MARPOL.Note to Division 2
Annex V of MARPOL provides that"fishing gear" means any physical device or part thereof or combination of items that may be placed on or in the water or on the sea-bed with the intended purpose of capturing, or controlling for subsequent capture or harvesting, marine or fresh water organisms.
Historical notes
The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am | amended | LW | legislation website | Sch | Schedule |
Cl | clause | No | number | Schs | Schedules |
Cll | clauses | p | page | Sec | section |
Div | Division | pp | pages | Secs | sections |
Divs | Divisions | Reg | Regulation | Subdiv | Subdivision |
GG | Government Gazette | Regs | Regulations | Subdivs | Subdivisions |
Ins | inserted | Rep | repealed | Subst | substituted |
Table of amending instruments
Marine Pollution Act 2012 No 5. Assented to 14.3.2012. Date of commencement, 1.9.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (520) LW 22.8.2014. This Act has been amended as follows--2012 | No 90 | Marine Safety Amendment
(Domestic
Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act
2012. Assented to 20.11.2012. Date of commencement, 1.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (233) LW 31.5.2013. |
2013 | No 95 | Civil and Administrative
Legislation
(Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013. Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2. |
2016 | No 55 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act (No 2) 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 3.19, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1). |
2020 | No 30 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 4, 22.1.2021, sec 2(4). |
2021 | No 8 | Marine Pollution Amendment (Review) Act
2021. Assented to 26.3.2021. Date of commencement of Schs 1.1[1[#93]-[5[#93] [7[#93]-[65[#93] [71[#93]-[92[#93] [94[#93]-[96[#93] and 1.2, assent, sec 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1.1[6[#93] [66[#93]-[70[#93] and [93[#93], 25.3.2024, sec 2(2) and 2024 (55) LW 8.3.2024. |
Table of amendments
Sec 2A | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[1[#93]. |
Sec 3 | Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.40[1[#93]; 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[2[#93]-[7[#93], 1.2[1[#93]. |
Sec 4 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[2[#93]. |
Secs 5A, 5B | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[8[#93]. |
Sec 6 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[9[#93]. |
Sec 7 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[10[#93] [11[#93], 1.2[3[#93]. |
Sec 8 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[12[#93]. |
Sec 9 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[4[#93]. |
Sec 10 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[5[#93]. |
Sec 11 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[13[#93]. |
Sec 12 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[14[#93][15[#93]. |
Sec 13 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[16[#93], 1.2[6[#93]. |
Sec 14 | Subst 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[17[#93]. |
Sec 15 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[8[#93]. |
Sec 16 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[9[#93]. |
Sec 17 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[10[#93]. |
Part 3, Div 1, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[7[#93]. |
Sec 18 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[11[#93] [12[#93]. |
Sec 19 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[13[#93] [14[#93]. |
Sec 20 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[15[#93] [16[#93]. |
Sec 21 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[17[#93]. |
Sec 22 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[18[#93] [19[#93], 1.2[18[#93]. |
Sec 23 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[20[#93]. |
Sec 24 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[19[#93] [20[#93]. |
Sec 25 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[21[#93] [22[#93]. |
Sec 26 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[23[#93]. |
Part 4, Div 1, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[24[#93]. |
Secs 27, 28 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[21[#93], 1.2[25[#93] . |
Part 4, Div 2, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[26[#93]. |
Sec 29 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[27[#93]. |
Sec 30 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[28[#93]. |
Sec 31 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[29[#93]. |
Sec 32 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[30[#93] [31[#93]. |
Sec 33 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[32[#93] [33[#93]. |
Sec 34 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[34[#93] [35[#93]. |
Secs 35-39 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[22[#93]. |
Sec 40 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[36[#93] [37[#93]. |
Sec 41 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[38[#93] [39[#93]. |
Sec 42 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[40[#93] [41[#93]. |
Part 5, Div 1, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[42[#93]. |
Secs 43, 44 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[43[#93]. |
Part 5, Div 2, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[44[#93]. |
Secs 45-47 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[45[#93]. |
Sec 48 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[45[#93] [46[#93]. |
Sec 49 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[47[#93] [48[#93]. |
Sec 50 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[49[#93] [50[#93]. |
Sec 51 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[51[#93] [52[#93]. |
Sec 52 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[53[#93] [54[#93]. |
Part 6, Div 1, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[55[#93]. |
Sec 53 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[23[#93] [24[#93], 1.2[56[#93]. |
Secs 54, 55 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[56[#93]. |
Secs 55A, 55B | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[25[#93]. |
Sec 56 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[57[#93] [58[#93]. |
Sec 57 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[59[#93] [60[#93]. |
Sec 58 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[26[#93]. |
Sec 59 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[27[#93] [28[#93], 1.2[61[#93] [62[#93]. |
Part 7, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[29[#93]. |
Part 7, Div 1, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[63[#93]. |
Part 7, Div 2, note | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[30[#93]. |
Secs 60-62 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[64[#93]. |
Sec 63 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[65[#93] [66[#93]. |
Sec 64 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[31[#93], 1.2[67[#93] [68[#93]. |
Sec 65 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[32[#93] [33[#93], 1.2[69[#93]. |
Sec 66 | Subst 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[34[#93]. |
Sec 66A | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[34[#93]. |
Secs 68-73 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[70[#93]. |
Sec 74 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[35[#93]. |
Sec 75 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[71[#93]. |
Sec 76 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[72[#93]. |
Sec 77 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[73[#93]. |
Sec 78 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[74[#93]. |
Sec 79 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[75[#93]. |
Sec 80 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[76[#93]. |
Sec 81 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[77[#93]. |
Sec 82 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[78[#93]. |
Sec 83 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[79[#93]. |
Sec 84 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[80[#93]. |
Sec 86 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[36[#93] [37[#93]. |
Sec 87 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[81[#93] [82[#93]. |
Sec 88 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[83[#93] [84[#93]. |
Sec 89 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[85[#93] [86[#93]. |
Sec 90 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[87[#93] [88[#93]. |
Sec 91 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[87[#93] [89[#93]. |
Sec 92 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[90[#93] [91[#93]. |
Sec 93 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[92[#93]. |
Sec 94 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[93[#93]. |
Sec 95 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[94[#93] [95[#93]. |
Sec 96 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[94[#93] [96[#93]. |
Sec 97 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[97[#93] [98[#93]. |
Sec 98 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[97[#93] [99[#93]. |
Sec 100 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[100[#93] [101[#93]. |
Sec 101 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[100[#93] [102[#93]. |
Sec 102 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[103[#93] [104[#93]. |
Sec 103 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[103[#93] [105[#93]. |
Sec 104 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[106[#93] [107[#93]. |
Sec 105 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[38[#93], 1.2[108[#93] [109[#93]. |
Sec 106 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[110[#93] [111[#93]. |
Part 10, Div 4, heading | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[39[#93]. |
Sec 107 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[40[#93]-[42[#93], 1.2[112[#93] [113[#93]. |
Sec 108 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[40[#93] [43[#93], 1.2[114[#93] [115[#93]. |
Sec 109 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[40[#93], 1.2[114[#93] [116[#93]. |
Part 10, Div 5, heading | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[44[#93]. |
Sec 110 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[44[#93]-[46[#93], 1.2[117[#93] [118[#93]. |
Sec 111 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[44[#93] [47[#93] [48[#93], 1.2[117[#93] [119[#93]. |
Sec 112 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[44[#93], 1.2[120[#93] [121[#93]. |
Sec 113 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[49[#93], 1.2[122[#93] [123[#93]. |
Sec 114 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[50[#93] [51[#93], 1.2[124[#93] [125[#93]. |
Sec 115 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[126[#93] [127[#93]. |
Sec 116 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[128[#93]. |
Sec 117 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[129[#93] [130[#93]. |
Sec 118 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[131[#93] [132[#93]. |
Sec 119 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[133[#93] [134[#93]. |
Sec 120 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[135[#93] [136[#93]. |
Sec 121 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[52[#93], 1.2[135[#93] [137[#93]. |
Sec 122 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[138[#93] [139[#93]. |
Sec 123 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[138[#93] [140[#93]. |
Sec 124 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[141[#93] [142[#93]. |
Sec 125 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[53[#93] [54[#93], 1.2[143[#93] [144[#93]. |
Sec 126 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[145[#93] [146[#93]. |
Sec 127 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[147[#93] [148[#93]. |
Sec 128 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[149[#93] [150[#93]. |
Sec 129 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[151[#93] [152[#93]. |
Sec 130 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[153[#93] [154[#93]. |
Sec 131 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[155[#93] [156[#93]. |
Sec 132 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[55[#93], 1.2[155[#93] [157[#93]. |
Sec 133 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[158[#93] [159[#93]. |
Sec 134 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[158[#93] [160[#93]. |
Sec 135 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[56[#93] [57[#93], 1.2[161[#93] [162[#93]. |
Sec 136 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[161[#93] [163[#93]. |
Sec 137 | Subst 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[58[#93]. |
Sec 138 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[59[#93] [60[#93], 1.2[161[#93] [164[#93]. |
Sec 139 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[165[#93] [166[#93]. |
Sec 140 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[165[#93] [167[#93]. |
Sec 141 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[161[#93] [168[#93]. |
Sec 142 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[169[#93] [170[#93]. |
Sec 143 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[169[#93] [171[#93]. |
Sec 144 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[172[#93] [173[#93]. |
Sec 145 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[61[#93], 1.2[172[#93] [174[#93]. |
Sec 146 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[169[#93] [175[#93]. |
Sec 147 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[169[#93] [176[#93]. |
Sec 148 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[62[#93], 1.2[177[#93] [178[#93]. |
Sec 149 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[63[#93]. |
Sec 150 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[64[#93], 1.2[179[#93] [180[#93]. |
Sec 151 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[65[#93], 1.2[181[#93] [182[#93]. |
Sec 152 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[66[#93]-[69[#93], 1.2[183[#93] [184[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 3 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 153 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 154 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 155 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 156 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 4 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 157 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 158 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 159 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 160 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 5 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 161 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 162 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 163 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 6 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 164 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 7 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 165 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 166 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 167 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 168 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Part 12, Div 8 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 169 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 170 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 171 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 172 | Rep 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[70[#93]. |
Sec 173 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[185[#93]. |
Secs 174, 175 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[186[#93]. |
Sec 176 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[187[#93]. |
Sec 177 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[188[#93]. |
Sec 178 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[71[#93] [72[#93], 1.2[189[#93]. |
Sec 179 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[190[#93]. |
Sec 180 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[73[#93], 1.2[191[#93]. |
Sec 181 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[192[#93]. |
Sec 182 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[193[#93]. |
Sec 183 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[74[#93]-[77[#93], 1.2[194[#93]. |
Sec 184 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[78[#93], 1.2[195[#93]. |
Sec 185 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[196[#93]. |
Sec 186 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[197[#93]. |
Sec 188 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[198[#93]. |
Sec 189 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[79[#93]. |
Sec 190 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[80[#93]-[82[#93]. |
Sec 191 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[83[#93]. |
Sec 194 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[84[#93]. |
Part 16, Div 4A (secs 202A-202C) | Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[85[#93]. |
Sec 203 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[199[#93]. |
Sec 204 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[200[#93]. |
Sec 205 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[86[#93]. |
Sec 207 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[201[#93]. |
Sec 208 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[202[#93]. |
Sec 216 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[87[#93] [88[#93], 1.2[203[#93]. |
Sec 217 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[203[#93]. |
Sec 218 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[204[#93]. |
Sec 219 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[205[#93]. |
Sec 220 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[206[#93]. |
Sec 221 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[89[#93] [90[#93], 1.2[207[#93]. |
Sec 222 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[208[#93]. |
Sec 223 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[209[#93]. |
Sec 224 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[210[#93]. |
Sec 225 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[211[#93]. |
Sec 228 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[91[#93], 1.2[212[#93]. |
Sec 229 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[213[#93]. |
Sec 230 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[214[#93]. |
Sec 231 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[215[#93]. |
Sec 232 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[216[#93]. |
Sec 233 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[217[#93]. |
Sec 234 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[218[#93]. |
Sec 235 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[219[#93]. |
Sec 236 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[220[#93]. |
Sec 237 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[221[#93]. |
Sec 238 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[222[#93]. |
Sec 239 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[223[#93]. |
Sec 240 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[224[#93]. |
Sec 243 | Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[92[#93] [93[#93], 1.2[225[#93]. |
Sec 244 | Subst 2013 No 95, Sch 2.93. |
Sec 245 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[226[#93]. |
Sec 246 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[227[#93]. |
Sec 247 | Am 2016 No 55, Sch 3.19; 2020 No 30, Sch 4.40[2[#93]; 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[94[#93]. |
Sec 248 | Am 2012 No 90, Sch 2.6. |
Sec 249 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[228[#93]. |
Sec 250 | Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. |
Sch 1 | Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C. |
Sch 2 | Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[95[#93] [96[#93]. |