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Biosecurity Act 2015
271Exception—ballast water has been managed for discharge
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271 Exception—ballast water has been managed for discharge
Subdivision B—Methods of ballast water management
272 Approved method of ballast water management
273 Method of ballast water management—application for approval
274 Method of ballast water management—approval of method approved by foreign country
Subdivision C—Ballast water exchange
275 Management by ballast water exchange
Division 4—Exception: discharge as part of acceptable ballast water exchange
276 Exception—discharge as part of acceptable ballast water exchange
Division 5—Exception: approved discharge to ballast water reception facility
277 Exception—approved discharge to ballast water reception facility
278 Discharge to ballast water reception facility—application for approval
Division 6—Exception: discharge covered by exemption
278A Exception—discharge covered by prescribed conditions
279 Exception—discharge covered by exemption
280 Director of Biosecurity may grant exemptions
281 Variation and revocation of exemption
Division 7—Exception: taking up and discharging ballast water at same place
282 Exception—taking up and discharging ballast water at same place
Division 8—Exceptions and reporting requirements relating to safety, accidents and pollution
283 Exceptions—safety, accidents and pollution
284 Report of discharge relating to safety, accident or pollution
Part 4—Ballast water management plans and ballast water management certificates
285 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 1A—General requirement to have ballast water management plan and certificate
285A Vessels to have a ballast water management plan and certificate
285B Scheme to provide further exemptions from requirement to have a ballast water management plan and certificate
285C Offence for failing to have a ballast water management plan or certificate
Division 2—Ballast water management plans
286 Ballast water management plan
287 Approval of ballast water management plans for vessels
Division 3—Ballast water management certificates
288 Ballast water management certificate
290 Issue or endorsement etc. of ballast water management certificate on behalf of the Commonwealth
Division 4—Survey authorities
290A Director of Biosecurity may authorise person to be survey authority
Part 5—Ballast water records
291 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Ballast water records
292 Vessels must have a ballast water record system
293 Recording ballast water operations and disposal of sediment
294 Records must be retained
295 Appropriate ballast water records for vessels
Part 6—Offence of disposing of sediment
297 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Offence of disposing of sediment
298 Offence—disposing of sediment
299 Exceptions—safety, accidents and pollution
299A Report of disposal of sediment relating to safety, accident or pollution
Part 7—Compliance and enforcement
300 Simplified outline of this Part
300A Purpose and location of exercise of powers
Division 2—Powers in relation to vessels
300B Securing vessels
300C Inspecting and taking samples from vessels
300D Asking questions about vessels
301 Power to require owner of vessel to provide ballast water records
Division 3—Directions powers
302 Directions not to discharge ballast water
303 Directions about movement of vessel
304 Directions about movement of vessel—variation or revocation
304A Report on failure to comply with direction
305 Offence—contravening a direction
306 Manner of giving directions etc.
Part 8—Miscellaneous
307 Compensation for undue detention or delay of vessel
308 Prescribing matters by reference to other instruments
308A Determination
Chapter 6—Managing biosecurity risks: monitoring, control and response
309 Simplified outline of this Part
310 Modified meaning of biosecurity risk
311 Objects of this Chapter
312 Application of this Chapter
Part 1A—Locating prohibited or suspended goods etc.
312A Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Information‑gathering powers
312B Requirement to notify of information about goods that have become suspended goods
312C Requirement to notify of information about goods that have become prohibited goods
312D Information‑gathering powers relating to prohibited goods, suspended goods and certain conditionally non‑prohibited goods
312E Asking questions about goods
312F Requiring documents relating to goods to be produced
Part 2—Assessment of level of biosecurity risk
313 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Circumstances in which biosecurity risk assessment powers may be exercised
314 Reasonable suspicion that disease or pest may pose unacceptable level of biosecurity risk
315 Exercise of biosecurity risk assessment powers in premises
Division 3—Biosecurity risk assessment powers
316 Application of this Division
317 Direction to secure goods or conveyance
318 Inspections and taking samples of goods or premises
319 Asking questions about goods or premises
320 Requiring documents relating to goods or premises to be produced
321 Movement of goods or conveyance
322 Biosecurity officer may affix notice to goods or conveyance
323 Unauthorised persons must not move etc. goods or conveyance to which notice has been affixed
324 Operating electronic equipment on premises
325 Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment
326 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
Division 4—Offences
327 Contravention of direction
328 Contravention of requirement to answer questions etc.
329 Contravention of requirement to produce documents
330 Unauthorised persons must not move etc. goods or conveyance to which notice has been affixed
Part 3—Biosecurity measures to manage unacceptable level of biosecurity risk
331 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Powers that may be exercised: general
Subdivision A—Circumstances in which powers may be exercised