THE penalty for the discharge of oil or oil residues by ships in Australian waters has been increased from $1 million to $11 million, due to the introduction of changes to the Navigation Act and Protection of the Seas Act. The changes are designed to deter ships from engaging in...
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THE penalty for the discharge of oil or oil
residues by ships in Australian waters has been
increased from $1 million to $11 million, due
to the introduction of changes to the
Navigation Act and Protection of the Seas Act.
The changes are designed to deter ships from
engaging in unsafe and irresponsible actions at
sea, particularly near sensitive marine
ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef.
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