Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Approval 2016 (Cth)

Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Approval 2016

made under subsection 274 (1) of the

Biosecurity Act 2015

Compilation No. 1

Compilation date:   30 March 2017

Includes amendments up to:            F2017L00329

Registered:   25 July 2017

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Approval 2016 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 30 March 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register ( The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents

1............ Name............................................................................................................................. 1

3............ Authority....................................................................................................................... 1

4............ Approved methods of ballast water management.......................................................... 1

5............ Application provision relating to the Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Approval 2017.................................................................................................... 3

Endnotes4

Endnote 1—About the endnotes  4

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key  5

Endnote 3—Legislation history  6

Endnote 4—Amendment history  7

1  Name

This is the Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Approval 2016.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 274(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2015.

4  Approved methods of ballast water management

The methods of ballast water management specified in the following table are approved.

Note 1:       The methods specified in the following table have been approved by a foreign country in accordance with the Ballast Water Convention as if it were in force for the foreign country.

Note 2: The Director of Biosecurity is satisfied that any ballast water discharged using these methods meets the standard referred to in regulation D‑2 of the Ballast Water Convention (see subsection 274(2) of the Biosecurity Act 2015 and section 66 of the Biosecurity Regulation 2016).

Approved methods of ballast water management
Item	Method of ballast water management
1	AHEAD®‑BWMS Ballast Water Management System
2	Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.0 Ballast Water Management System
3	AquaStar™ BWMS and MacGregor Water Ballast Treatment System (formerly known as AquaStar™ Ballast Water Management System)
4	ARA PLASMA BWTS Ballast Water Management System
5	BalClor™ Ballast Water Management System
6	BallastMaster ultraV 250 Ballast Water Management System (formerly named AquaTriComb BW 250)
7	BalPure® BP‑500
8	BALWAT Ballast Water Management System
9	Bawat™ BWMS
10	BIO‑SEA® Ballast Water Treatment System
11	Blue Ocean Shield Ballast Water Management System
12	BlueZone™ Ballast Water Management System
13	BSKY™ Ballast Water Management System
14	Cathelco Ballast Water Management System – A2
15	CleanBallast® 500‑1 Ballast Water Management System (formerly named RWO Ballast Water Management System (CleanBallast))
16	Coldharbour GLD™ Ballast Water Management System, incorporating types SeaGuardian™ IGG500 to IGG6000
17	CrystalBallast® Ballast Water Management System
18	Cyeco™ Ballast Water Management System
19	DESMI Ocean Guard OxyClean Ballast Water Management System
20	EcoBallast Ballast Water Management System
21	Ecochlor® Ballast Water Treatment System, Series 75
22	EcoGuardian™ Ballast Water Management System
23	ECOMARINE Ballast Water Management System
24	Electro‑Cleen™ System
25	ERMA FIRST BWTS
26	FineBallast MF
27	FineBallast® OZ (the Special Pipe Hybrid Ballast Water Management System combined with Ozone treatment version)
28	GloEn‑Patrol™ Ballast Water Management System
29	HiBallast™ Ballast Water Management System
30	Hitachi Ballast Water Management System (ClearBallast)
31	Hyde GUARDIAN™ Ballast Water Management System
32	HY™‑BWMS
33	JFE BallastAce® Ballast Water Management System
34	KBAL Ballast Water Management System
34A	LeesGreen® Ballast Water Management System
35	MICROFADE™ Ballast Water Management System
36	Miura BWMS Ballast Water Management System
37	MMC Ballast Water Management System
38	NEI Treatment System VOS‑2500‑101
39	NEI Treatment System VOS‑500 to VOS‑6000
40	NiBallast™ Ballast Water Management System
41	NK‑O3 BlueBallast System (Ozone)
42	OceanDoctor® Ballast Water Management System
43	OceanGuard™ Ballast Water Management System
44	Ocean Protection System® OPS‑250
45	OceanSaver® Ballast Water Management System
46	OptiMarin Ballast System (OBS)
47	PACT marine™ Ballast Water Management System
48	PureBallast 2.0 and PureBallast 2.0 Ex
49	PureBallast System
50	Purimar™ System
51	RayClean™ BWTS
52	Resource Ballast Technologies System
53	SeaCURE BWMS SC‑1500/1 (formerly named SiCURE™ Ballast Water Management System)
54	Seascape® Ballast Water Management System
54A	Semb‑Eco LUV 500 Ballast Water Management System
55	SKY‑SYSTEM®
56	Trojan Marinex™ Ballast Water Management System
57	Van Oord Ballast Water Management System
58	Wärtsilä AQUARIUS® UV ballast water management system
59	YP‑BWMS Ballast Water Management System

5  Application provision relating to the Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Approval 2017

The amendments made by the Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Approval 2017 apply in relation to discharges of ballast water that occur on or after 29 October 2016.

Endnotes

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1—About the endnotes

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Abbreviation key—Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2—Abbreviation key

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub‑subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev…) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub‑Ch = Sub‑Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3—Legislation history

Name	Registration	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Approval 2016	30 May 2016 (F2016L00858)	16 June 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)
Biosecurity (Methods of Ballast Water Management) Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Approval 2017	29 Mar 2017 (F2017L00329)	30 Mar 2017 (s 2(1) item 1)	—

Endnote 4—Amendment history

Provision affected	How affected
s 2.............................................	rep LA s 48D
s 4.............................................	am F2017L00329
s 5.............................................	ad F2017L00329