Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Section 14 of the Act does not apply in relation to a discharge of clean or segregated ballast (within the meaning of Annex I to MARPOL) or an unprocessed oily mixture if:
(a) the oily mixture does not originate from the cargo pump room bilges of the ship;
(b) the oily mixture does not include oil cargo residue; and
(c) the oil content of the mixture without dilution does not exceed 15 parts in one million parts.
(2) In this regulation, a reference to an oily mixture does not include an oily mixture that contains:
(a) chemicals or other substances in quantities or concentrations that are hazardous to the marine environment; or
(b) chemicals or other substances that have been introduced for the purpose of attempting to bring a discharge of oil or an oily mixture within an exemption provided in this Division from the operation of section 14 of the Act.