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Protection of the Sea (Oil Pollution Compensation Funds) Act 1993
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#### 3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears :
> Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes all the external Territories.
> Authority means the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.
> the original Convention means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, done at Brussels on 18 December 1971 (a copy of the English text of the original Convention is set out in Schedule 1).
> the Supplementary Fund means The International Oil Pollution Compensation Supplementary Fund 2003 established by the 2003 Protocol.
> the 1971 Convention means the original Convention as amended by the 1976 Protocol.
> the 1971 Fund means The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund established by the original Convention.
> the 1976 Protocol means the Protocol of 1976 to amend the original Convention, done at London on 19 November 1976 (a copy of the English text of the 1976 Protocol is set out in Schedule 2).
> the 1992 Convention means the original Convention as amended by the 1976 Protocol and the 1992 Protocol.
> the 1992 Fund means The International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1992 established by the 1992 Convention.
> the 1992 Protocol means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the 1971 Convention, done at London on 27 November 1992 (a copy of the English text of the 1992 Protocol is set out in Schedule 3), as amended by resolution LEG.2(82) adopted by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 18 October 2000 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 4).
> the 2003 Protocol means the Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 done at London on 16 May 2003.
> Note: The text of the 2003 Protocol is set out in Australian Treaty Series \[2005\] ATNIF 21. In 2008, the text of the 2003 Protocol in the Australian Treaty Series was accessible through the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (www.austlii.edu.au).