New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 141

141 Entries in relation to prescribed operations or occurrences

(1) The master of a ship in relation to which an operation prescribed by the regulations is carried out, or an occurrence prescribed by the regulations occurs, must--

(a) make appropriate entries in the English language in the ship's garbage record book, without delay, on the date of the operation or occurrence, or

(b) cause appropriate entries to be made without delay in the English language in the ship's garbage record book on the date of the operation or occurrence.

: Maximum penalty--$22,000.

(2) The master of a ship must ensure that any entry made in relation to an operation or occurrence prescribed by the regulations is signed by the officer or other person in charge of the operation on the date of the operation or occurrence.

: Maximum penalty--$22,000.

(3) In this section--

"appropriate entry" means an entry prescribed by the regulations.

Editor's note : See Reg 10.3 of Annex V of MARPOL.