Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE POLLUTION) ACT 1995 - SECT 11

11 Queensland’s jurisdiction

(1) The body of law governing Australian waters is extremely complex and this section is intended to provide only a very general overview of the State’s jurisdiction in the territorial sea.

(2) Queensland’s jurisdiction in the territorial sea is limited under the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 (Cwlth) .

(3) Because of this limitation, this Act only deals with discharges from ships that happen, or are taken to happen, in the first 3n miles of the territorial sea and other coastal waters subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.

(4) These waters are referred to as coastal waters in this Act.

Note—

See the dictionary in the schedule for the precise meaning of coastal waters for this Act.

(5) Waters beyond the 3n mile limit come under Commonwealth jurisdiction to the extent that Australia has jurisdiction.