Biosecurity (Ballast Water and Sediment) Determination 2017
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Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) approved arrangement;
(b) Australian seas;
(c) Australian territorial seas;
(d) Ballast Water Convention;
(e) ballast water exchange;
(f) ballast water management;
(g) ballast water reception facility;
(h) sediment reception facility.
In this instrument:
Act means the Biosecurity Act 2015.
ballast water discharge report means a report that is required to be given under subsection 267(1) of the Act.
EEZ sourced water has the meaning given by subsection 13(5).
from the nearest land has the same meaning as in regulation A‑1.6 of the Annex to the Ballast Water Convention.
gross tonnage has the meaning given by the Ballast Water Convention.
high seas means seas that are more than 200 nautical miles from the nearest land.
regulation B‑3 of the Annex to the Ballast Water Convention means the version of regulation B‑3 set out in MEPC 71/WP.11/Rev.1 dated 5 July 2017 (whether or not that version of regulation B‑3 is in force in the Ballast Water Convention).