means the provisions of the Convention that, by virtue of section 8, have the force of law as part of the law of the Commonwealth.

includes the external Territories.

means the Australian Maritime Safety .

means the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (a copy of the English text of which is set forth in Schedule 1).

means a country or territory specified in a notice under section 6.

means a ship (including a warship) owned by a country, and includes a ship owned by the Commonwealth or by a State.

means the master, mate or engineer of a vessel.

has the same meaning as in the Convention.

: see section 15.

, in relation to a ship, means a document or documents that contain the prescribed information, being information relevant to establishing that the owner of the ship is maintaining insurance or other financial security in respect of the ship that covers the liability of the owner for pollution da

includes the Northern Territory.

means the Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2), as amended by resolution LEG.1(82) adopted by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization on 18 Oct

means Articles I to XII ter, including the model certificate, of the Civil Liability Convention as amended by the 1992 Protocol.