When may sewage or domestic liquid waste be disposed of into the sea?
Subregulation 17(1) provides that sewage or domestic liquid waste may be disposed of directly into the sea if all reasonable steps are taken to discharge it where conditions exist for initial dilution and rapid dispersal of the sewage or waste. The sewage or waste must be macerated before disposal if the station has an average weekly occupancy of 30 or more people during the summer. Contravention of this provision attracts a penalty of 20 penalty units. Subregulation 17(2) provides that subregulation (1) does not apply to the disposal of sewage from a ship. The Protocol provides separately for ships and this has been implemented by way of amendments to the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983. These provisions will not commence until the Protocol enters into force. Regulation 18 – Disposal of by-product of sewage treatment Subregulation 18(1) provides that the by-product of treatment of sewage by the rotating biological contactor process or a similar proc
