Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Act 2006
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In this Act:
anti‑fouling certificate means a certificate issued under section 10.
Australia includes the external Territories.
Australian law means a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
Australian ship means:
(a) a ship registered, or required to be registered, under the Shipping Registration Act 1981; or
(b) an unregistered ship that has Australian nationality under the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Australian shipping facility means a shipping facility in Australia or in Australia’s exclusive economic zone.
Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.
complies with the anti‑fouling requirements has the meaning given by section 4.
conduct, in relation to an offence, has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
Convention means the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti‑fouling Systems on Ships, done at London on 5 October 2001.
Note: In 2006, the text of the Convention was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).
designated external surface means any part of the hull or external parts or surfaces. For this purpose, hull or external parts or surfaces has the same meaning as in the Convention.
engage in conduct has the same meaning as in the Criminal Code.
exempt platform means any of the following (within the meaning of the Convention):
(a) a fixed or floating platform;
(b) a floating storage unit;
(c) a floating production, storage and off‑loading unit.
foreign Convention law means a law of a foreign country that gives effect (wholly or partly) to the Convention.
foreign ship means a ship that is not an Australian ship.
gross tonnage has the same meaning as in the Convention.
HAFC (short for harmful anti‑fouling compound) means an organotin compound that acts as a biocide in an anti‑fouling system, or cybutryne. For this purpose, organotin compound, biocide and anti‑fouling system have the same meaning as in the Convention.