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.