Biosecurity Act 2015

The determination under section 308A may prescribe a scheme for the Director of Biosecurity or a survey authority to take, on behalf of the Commonwealth, any of the following actions in relation to a vessel:

survey the vessel to determine whether a ballast water management certificate should be issued or endorsed for the vessel;

issue a ballast water management certificate for the vessel;

endorse a ballast water management certificate for the vessel;

withdraw a ballast water management certificate for the vessel;

extend the period during which a ballast water management certificate for the vessel is in force;

amend the expiry date on a ballast water management certificate for the vessel.

A decision to refuse to issue, endorse or amend a ballast water management certificate for a vessel, a decision to refuse to extend the period during which such a certificate is in force or a decision to withdraw such a certificate is a reviewable decision (see Part 1 of Chapter 11).

An action referred to in subsection (1) may be taken in relation to a foreign vessel only on request by the vessel’s Administration.

A ballast water management certificate issued or endorsed under this section is not a legislative instrument.