3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1) In this Act:

applied provisions means the provisions of the Convention that, under section 6, have the force of law in Australia.

Convention means the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, done at London on 19 November 1976, as amended by the 1996 Protocol.

Note: A copy of the English text of the Convention is set out in Schedule 1.

the 1996 Protocol means the Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, done at London on 2 May 1996, as amended by resolution LEG.5(99) adopted by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization at London on 19 April 2012.

Note 1: A copy of the English text of the Protocol of 1996 is set out in Schedule 1A.

Note 2: A copy of the English text of resolution LEG.5(99) is set out in Schedule 2.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, a word or expression has the same meaning in this Act as it has in the Convention.