Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008
23When certificate automatically ceases to be in force
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23 When certificate automatically ceases to be in force
Ship registered in Australia (1) A certificate issued under section 18 for a ship immediately ceases to be in force if: (a) when the certificate was issued, the ship was registered in Australia; and (b) the ship ceases to be registered in Australia. Ship registered in foreign country that is not a Convention country (2) A certificate issued under section 18 for a ship immediately ceases to be in force if: (a) when the certificate was issued, the ship was registered in a foreign country that was not a country to which the Bunker Oil Convention applied; and (b) the ship ceases to be registered in that country or that country becomes a country to which that Convention applies.