35Repeal

35 Repeal

(1) The Protection of the Sea (Discharge of Oil from Ships) Act 1981 is repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act referred to in subsection (1) effected by that subsection: (a) the provisions of that Act continue to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to: (i) any discharge of oil, or of an oily mixture, within the meaning of that Act that occurred or commenced before the commencement of this section; (ii) any prescribed operation within the meaning of subsection 12(4) of that Act that was carried out or commenced before the commencement of this section; and (iii) any prescribed occurrence within the meaning of subsection 12(4) of that Act that occurred or commenced before the commencement of this section; and (b) section 14 of that Act continues to apply, after the commencement of this section, in relation to any oil record book that, in accordance with subsection 12(1) of that Act, was carried in an Australian ship before the commencement of this section; as if that Act had not been repealed.