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Division 7 of Part 10 of this Act; or (b) an amount reasonably paid by the Territory under section 84 or by the Chief Executive Officer under Part 12. environment means land, air, water, organisms and ecosystems and includes: (a) the well-being of humans; (b) structures made or modified by humans; (c) the amenity values of an area; and (d) economic, cultural and social conditions. environmental harm means: (a) any harm to or adverse effect on the environment; or (b) any potential harm (including the risk of harm and future harm) to or potential adverse effect on the environment, of any degree or duration. executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer. harmful substance has the meaning it has in Part 4. IMO means the International Maritime Organization. MARPOL has the meaning it has in section 7. master, in relation to a ship, means the person having lawful command or charge of the ship, but does not include a person not belonging to the ship who has lawful conduct of the ship.

Marine Pollution Act 1999 5 material environmental harm means environmental harm that: (a) is not trivial or negligible in nature; (b) consists of an environmental nuisance of a high impact or on a wide scale; (c) results, or is likely to result, in not more than $50,000 or the prescribed amount (whichever is greater) being spent in taking appropriate action to prevent or minimise the environmental harm or rehabilitate the environment; or (d) results in actual or potential loss or damage to the value of not more than $50,000 or the prescribed amount (whichever is greater). n mile means an international nautical mile. noxious liquid substance has the meaning it has in Part 3. obstruct includes: (a) assault, threaten, abuse, insult, intimidate or hinder; and (b) attempt to obstruct. occupier, in relation to a place, includes a person who reasonably appears to be the occupier, or in charge, of the place. oil means petroleum of any form and includes: (a) any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation, including crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed or added; (b) sludge and oil refuse; (c) any oil used in connection with the propulsion and auxiliary machinery of the ship in which that oil is carried; (d) refined products, other than petrochemicals, that are subject to the provisions of Annex II of MARPOL; (e) substances listed in Appendix 1 to Annex II to MARPOL; and (f) a mixture with any oil content.

Marine Pollution Act 1999 6 oil tanker means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo space and includes: (a) a ship designed to carry either oil or solid cargoes in bulk; and (b) any ship constructed or adapted primarily to carry a cargo of noxious liquid substances in bulk when it is carrying a cargo or part cargo of oil in bulk. owner, in relation to a ship, see section 8A. owner, in relation to a seized object, includes the person from whom the object is seized unless the authorised officer concerned is aware of its actual owner. person in control, in relation to a ship, includes the person who has, or reasonably appears to have, command or charge of the ship. place includes land and premises but does not include a ship. pollutant means any substance which, if introduced into the sea, is liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea, and includes any substance subject to control by MARPOL and sewage. premises includes: (a) a building or other structure or part of a building or other structure; and (b) land where a building or other structure is situated. public place means any place that: (a) the public is entitled to use; (b) is open to the public; or (c) is used by the public, whether or not on payment of money. related Territory interests means the Territory interests directly affected or threatened by a maritime casualty as defined in section 81 and includes: (a) maritime coastal, port or estuarine activities, including, for example, fishing activities, that are an essential means of livelihood for persons;