Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability) Act 1981.

The Act gives effect to obligations of the Commonwealth to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969.
The provisions of the Act are divided into 7 Parts: Preliminary (I); Liability and limitation of liability under Convention (II); Insurance certificates relating to liability for pollution damage (III); Proof of possession of adequate insurance cover by certain ships (IIIa); Recovery of expenses of Minister under Protection of the Sea (Powers of Intervention) Act 1981 (IV); Recovery of loss etc. incurred by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority because of discharges from ships (IVA); Miscellaneous (V).
The Act is completed by 2 Schedules containing the text of the Convention and the Protocol to the Convention. Section 7 outlines the application sphere of provisions relating to liability or limitation of liability with regard to laws of a State or the Northern Territory.