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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Amendment Bill 2000
No. , 2000
(Transport and Regional Services)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to civil liability for pollution damage, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1—Amendment of the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981 3
Part 1—Amendments relating to insurance cover by certain ships 3
Part 2—Amendments relating to limitation of liability 6
Part 3—Amendments relating to threat of discharge or disposal 7
Part 4—Amendments relating to conversion to penalty units 8
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to civil liability for pollution damage, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Amendment Act 2000 .
2 Commencement
(1) Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Parts 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 commence on the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(3) The remaining provisions of this Act commence 6 months after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.