The book analyses the international conventions, the Australian and New Zealand legislation, and the regulatory structures in both countries relating to the protection and preservation of the marine environment from ship pollution. It concentrates on the important aspects of the marine environment and its protection and preservation in light of the huge tonnages of vital trade goods carried by many merchant ships to and from the Australasian region.
The book sets out:
- the sources of pollution of the coastal seas;
- the UN international conventions on the marine environment;
- the International Maritime Organization conventions;
- the complexities of marine salvage;
- the Australian offshore jurisdiction covering the Commonwealth States;
- the New Zealand offshore jurisdiction;
- some of the key aspects of regulatory governance and infrastructure; and
- the status of the IMO conventions on shipping and the marine environment.
Preface
Table of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Table of Conventions
CHAPTER 1: Introduction and Sources of Marine Pollution
CHAPTER 2: United Nations Environmental Conventions and Agreements
CHAPTER 3: IMO Conventions: Marine Pollution
CHAPTER 4: IMO Conventions: Liability and Compensation
CHAPTER 5: Salvage and Marine Pollution
CHAPTER 6: Australian Offshore Jurisdictions: Petroleum and Constitutional Settlements
CHAPTER 7: Australian Laws: Commonwealth
CHAPTER 8: Australian Laws: States and Northern Territory
CHAPTER 9: Australian Sensitive Marine Areas
CHAPTER 10: New Zealand Conventions and Laws
CHAPTER 11: Administrative Machinery for Combating Marine Pollution
APPENDIX 1: Summary of IMO Conventions
APPENDIX 2: Status of IMO Conventions
Index