Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 206

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981.

Dated 12 August 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ANTHONY ALBANESE

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Regulations

  Schedule 1 amends the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Regulations 1983.

4 Transitional

 (1) Despite the amendment of subregulation 9 (1) of the principal Regulations by item [3] of Schedule 1, that subregulation applies to the issue of an insurance certificate on an application lodged before the commencement of these Regulations as if it had not been amended by these Regulations.

 (2) Despite the amendment of subregulation 9 (2) of the principal Regulations by item [4] of Schedule 1, that subregulation applies to the renewal of an insurance certificate on an application lodged before the commencement of these Regulations as if it had not been amended by these Regulations.

 (3) In this regulation, principal Regulations means the Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Regulations 1983.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Paragraph 4 (b)

omit

Maritime Protection and Indemnity Association,

insert

Protection and Indemnity Club,

[2] Paragraphs 7 (a) and (b)

substitute

 (a) Manager, Environment Protection;

 (b) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Standards Division.

[3] Subregulation 9 (1)

omit

$50

insert

$70

[4] Subregulation 9 (2)

omit

$30

insert

$40

[5] Regulation 10

omit

General Manager, Maritime Safety and Environmental Strategy,

insert

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Standards Division,

[6] Schedule 1

omit

Environment Protection Standards

insert

Environment Protection

[7] Schedule 1, explanatory note (11)

omit

$50

insert

$70

[8] Schedule 1, explanatory note (11)

omit

$30

insert

$40

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.