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AMSA MO 2018/4 Orders/Marine as made
This order gives effect to Annex IV of MARPOL which deals with the prevention of marine pollution by sewage from ships. It also provides for matters for Chapter 4 of the Navigation Act 2012 (which deals with prevention of pollution from vessels). The order also prescribes matters for Division 1 of Part IIIB of the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 (which gives effect to Australia’s obligations regarding the discharge of untreated sewage in the Antarctic Area under Annex IV of the Antarctic Protocol) and provides for matters for Division 1A of Part IIIB of the Pollution Prevention Act (which gives effect to Australia’s obligations regarding the discharge of sewage in the Antarctic Area or Arctic waters under Annex IV and the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code)). The order also prescribes matters for Division 2 of Part IIIB of the Pollution Prevention Act (which deals with the discharge of sewage in areas other than the Antarctic area).
Administered by: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s11 item 01, Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s12 item 52
Registered 20 Mar 2018
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled Senate22-Mar-2018
Tabled HR26-Mar-2018
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Legislative Instrument
 
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Explanatory Statement
 
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6 pages
 

Incorporated Documents
WMO Sea Ice Nomenclature (WMO No. 259 Suppl. No.5)

Annex IV of MARPOL

International effluent standards for sewage treatment plants and the Guidelines for performance tests for sewage treatment plants with respect to effluent standards

Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013



2012 Guidelines on implementation of effluent standards and performance tests for sewage treatment plants

Revised guidelines on implementation of effluent standards and performance tests for sewage treatment plants