New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 59

59 Defence of discharge of treated sewage

(1) Division 1 does not apply to the discharge of sewage from a large ship engaged in overseas voyages if both of the following apply--

(a) the sewage has been treated in a sewage treatment plant on the ship, being a plant that is certified to meet the requirements of the regulations giving effect to Regulation 9.1.1 of Annex IV of MARPOL,

(b) the effluent does not produce visible floating solids in State waters and does not cause discolouration of State waters or other surrounding waters.

(2) To remove any doubt, the defence under subsection (1) applies to the discharge of treated sewage in a no discharge zone.

(3) In this section--

"no discharge zone" has the same meaning as in section 55B(1).

Editor's note : See Reg 11.1.2 of Annex IV of MARPOL.