The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) includes regulations aimed at preventing both accidental pollution and pollution from routine vessel operations.
MARPOL includes six technical annexes:
Australia implements MARPOL through the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 and the Navigation Act 2012. Read the MARPOL convention [1].
The Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution From Ships) Act 1983 includes a number of enforcement related provisions derived from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. These are:
The Commonwealth legislation giving effect to MARPOL is:
State and territory legislation giving effect to MARPOL is:
Annex I—oil |
Annex II—chemicals |
Annex III—packaged |
Annex IV—sewage |
Annex V—garbage |
Annex VI—air pollution |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QLD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
NSW |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
VIC* |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
TAS |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
SA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
WA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
NT |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
*Operational aspects only
The summary and text of this Protocol can be found at the Antarctic Treaty Committee for Environmental Protection [18] website.
Entry into force: 14 January 1998 (International and for Australia)
The Commonwealth legislation giving effect to the ship based pollution aspects of this Protocol is the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 [19].
Links
[1] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/marine-pollution/current-marpol-texts
[2] http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Management.nsf/current/bytitle/47E5146EE278F6E7CA256F710007017F?OpenDocument
[3] https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00349
[4] http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/legislation/legislativeinstrument1.nsf/current/bytitle/1514B656B7EBC6B4CA256F700080B600?OpenDocument
[5] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-91-marine-pollution-prevention-oil
[6] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-93-marine-pollution-prevention-noxious-liquid
[7] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-94-marine-pollution-prevention-packaged-harmful
[8] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-95-marine-pollution-prevention-garbage
[9] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-96-marine-pollution-prevention-sewage
[10] https://www.amsa.gov.au/about/regulations-and-standards/marine-order-97-marine-pollution-prevention-air-pollution
[11] https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/marine-pollution-act-2012-review#:~:text=The%20Marine%20Pollution%20Act%202012,risk%20to%20the%20marine%20environment.
[12] http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/PROTECTION%20OF%20MARINE%20WATERS%20(PREVENTION%20OF%20POLLUTION%20FROM%20SHIPS)%20ACT%201987.aspx
[13] https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_23203.pdf/$FILE/Pollution%20Of%20Waters%20by%20Oil%20And%20Noxious%20Substances%20Act%201987%20-%20%5B02-a0-07%5D.pdf?OpenElement
[14] https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2020-022
[15] http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/powboansa1986542/
[16] http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/T/TranstOpMPA95.pdf
[17] https://ntepa.nt.gov.au/about-ntepa/legislation
[18] http://www.antarctica.gov.au/law-and-treaty
[19] https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C2004A02758
[20] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/marine-pollution/discharge-standards
[21] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/marine-pollution/mandatory-marpol-pollution-reporting
[22] https://www.amsa.gov.au/marine-environment/air-pollution/register-local-fuel-oil-suppliers