{"id":"F2023L00103","name":"Marine Order 98 (Harmful anti-fouling systems) 2023","slug":"marine-order-98-harmful-anti-fouling-systems-2023","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441711,"registerId":"F2023L00103-fast-fetch-1775956951094","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Marine Order 98 (Harmful anti-fouling systems) 2023","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth depicted as part of AMSA's banner.](image.001.png)\n\nAMSA MO 2023/1\n\nMarine Order 98 (Harmful anti-fouling systems) 2023\n\nI, Michael Kinley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, make this Marine Order under section 24 of the Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006.\n\n6 February 2023\n\nMichael Kinley  Chief Executive Officer\n\n \n\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n\n1 Name of Marine Order\n\n1A Commencement\n\n1B Repeal of Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution — anti-fouling systems) 2013\n\n2 Purpose\n\n3 Power\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Application\n\nDivision 2 Matters for AFS Act\n\n6 Anti-fouling certificates\n\n7 Cancellation of anti-fouling certificates — service of notices\n\n8 Notices of happenings\n\n9 Anti-fouling declarations\n\n\n\n\nDivision 1 Preliminary\n\n1 Name of Marine Order\n\n  This Marine Order is Marine Order 98 (Harmful anti-fouling systems) 2023.\n\n1A Commencement\n\n  This Marine Order commences on 1 March 2023.\n\n1B Repeal of Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution — anti-fouling systems) 2013\n\n  Marine Order 98 (Marine pollution — anti-fouling systems) 2013 is repealed.\n\n2 Purpose\n\n  This Marine Order prescribes matters for the Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti‑fouling Systems) Act 2006 (AFS Act) and gives effect to survey requirements under the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti‑fouling Systems on Ships (Convention).\n\n3 Power\n\n (1) The following provisions of the AFS Act provide for this Marine Order to be made:\n\n(a) paragraph 25(a) which provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed;\n\n(b) paragraph 25(b) which provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act;\n\n(c) paragraph 25(c) which provides for regulations to be made prescribing matters to give effect to the Convention, other than provisions of the Convention to which effect is given by the Act.\n\n (2) Section 24 of the AFS Act provides that AMSA may make Marine Orders about matters on which regulations may be made.\n\n4 Definitions\n\n  In this Marine Order:\n\nAMSA has the same meaning as Authority in the AFS Act.\n\nNote 1   Some terms used in this Marine Order are defined in Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013, including:\n\n- AFS Act\n- IMO\n\n\nNote 2   Other terms used in this Marine Order are defined in the AFS Act, including:\n\n- anti-fouling certificate\n- Australian ship\n- Convention\n- foreign ship\n- master\n- owner\n- ship\n\n\nNote 3   Information on obtaining copies of any document mentioned in this Marine Order, including IMO Resolutions, is available from the AMSA website Marine Orders link at http://www.amsa.gov.au.\n\n5 Application\n\n  This Marine Order applies to an Australian ship.\n\nNote   Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the AFS Act apply to foreign ships. See the AFS Act for the obligations, responsibilities and inspection powers that affect foreign ships.\n\nDivision 2 Matters for AFS Act\n\n6 Anti-fouling certificates\n\n (1) For subsection 10(1) of the AFS Act, an anti-fouling certificate for an Australian ship must be in the form of the International Anti-Fouling System Certificate attached to the Convention.\n\nNote   This form is available on the AMSA website at: http://www.amsa.gov.au.\n\n (2) For subsection 10(2) of the AFS Act, an endorsement of an anti-fouling certificate for an Australian ship must be in accordance with the ‘Endorsement of the Records’ section of the International Anti-fouling System Certificate attached to the Convention.\n\n (3) A survey mentioned in section 10 of the AFS Act must be carried out in accordance with the 2022 Guidelines for survey and certification of anti-fouling systems on ships adopted by IMO Resolution MEPC.358(78), as if those Guidelines were mandatory.\n\n7 Cancellation of anti-fouling certificates — service of notices\n\n  For paragraphs 12(3)(b) and 12(5)(c) of the AFS Act, notice must be served by email, fax or post.\n\n8 Notices of happenings\n\n  For paragraph 14(1)(c) of the AFS Act, notice of a happening must be given to AMSA on the approved form.\n\nNote 1   The approved form is available on the AMSA website at: http://www.amsa.gov.au.\n\nNote 2   Section 14 of the AFS Act provides that the master and owner of a ship each commit an offence if notice is not given within 7 days after the happening of an event that may affect the ship’s compliance with anti-fouling requirements.\n\n9 Anti-fouling declarations\n\n  For the definition of anti-fouling declaration in subsection 15(5) of the AFS Act, the declaration must be in the form of the Declaration on Anti-Fouling System attached to the Convention.\n\nNote   This form is available on the AMSA website at: http://www.amsa.gov.au.\n\n \n\nNote\n\n1. All legislative instruments and compilations of legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation under the Legislation Act 2003. See https://www.legislation.gov.au.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the 2013 Marine Order 98 (s1B) and replaces it with updated technical and procedural prescriptions: it keeps the same territorial application (Australian ships) but updates forms, endorsement rules and requires surveys to be carried out under the IMO 2022 Guidelines (s5; s6(1)–(3); s9). The change is therefore a technical and procedural update rather than an expansion of ships covered."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation-by-reference of external IMO instruments and technical guidelines (International Anti‑Fouling System Certificate, Declaration on Anti‑Fouling System, IMO Resolution MEPC.358(78)) creates operational dependence on non‑legislative texts (s6(1)–(3), s9; Notes).","Cross‑references to the AFS Act and Marine Order 1 for definitions and offence/inspection rules require reading multiple instruments to determine duties and penalties (s3(1); s4; s5; Note to s5).","Mandatory survey methodology: surveys must follow the 2022 IMO Guidelines 'as if ... mandatory', which imposes technical compliance requirements on surveyors and ship operators (s6(3)).","Specified procedural forms and endorsement formats constrain documentary compliance and recordkeeping (s6(1)–(2); s9).","Service and notification rules are narrowly defined (email, fax or post) and one notice type must use an approved form; failure to notify can create an offence under the AFS Act—adding compliance risk for masters and owners (s7; s8; Note 2 to s8).","Administrative scope and implementation rest with AMSA’s delegated Marine Order power, giving AMSA decision authority to prescribe these matters (s3(2)), but within limits set by the AFS Act (s3(1)).","Repeal and commencement mechanics could create transitional timing issues for compliance (s1A; s1B).","Application limited to Australian ships while some AFS Act parts continue to affect foreign ships, requiring distinct compliance pathways (s5; Note to s5)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Marine Order sets the practical rules for how the Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti‑fouling Systems) Act 2006 applies to Australian ships. It prescribes the required anti‑fouling certificate and declaration forms, the method of survey (using the IMO 2022 Guidelines), how notices must be served and the administrative mechanics for certification. Ship owners and masters of Australian ships must follow these forms, surveys and notification procedures to comply with their anti‑fouling obligations under the AFS Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: prescribing administrative and procedural matters for the implementation of the Anti-Fouling Convention. It replaces the 2013 version with updated survey guidelines but does not expand beyond the original scope of certificate administration, notification requirements, and declaration formats."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 9 operative sections across 2 Divisions","Minimal defined terms (only 'AMSA' defined directly; others imported by reference from Marine Order 1 and the parent Act)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — provisions are direct and prescriptive","Heavy reliance on external documents (IMO Convention, IMO Resolution MEPC.358(78), Marine Order 1, AFS Act) but these are incorporated by clear reference rather than complex integration","Straightforward procedural requirements (forms, methods of service, time limits) without substantive regulatory creation"],"plain_english_summary":"This Marine Order sets out the administrative rules Australia uses to enforce the international ban on harmful anti-fouling ship paints. It requires Australian ships to hold IMO-format anti-fouling certificates, undergo specified surveys, and notify AMSA of changes affecting compliance, ensuring owners and masters keep hull coatings legal.\n\nThe Order updates the 2013 requirements to meet the 2001 Anti‑Fouling Systems Convention and protect Australian waters from toxic coatings."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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