(1) This Act may be cited as the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1998, and is part of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (the principal Act).

(2) This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

Despite the commencement of this Act, if any event giving rise to liability under Part 25 of the principal Act or to a claim for compensation under Part 26 of the principal Act—

• (a) Began before the date on which this Act came into force and ended on or after the date on which this Act came into force; or

• (b) Consisted of a series of occurrences and the first of the occurrences took place before the date on which this Act came into force and the last of the occurrences took place on or after the date on which this Act came into force,—

the provisions of Parts 25 and 26 of the principal Act apply to that event as if this Act had not come into force.

(1) This subsection substituted the definition of the term CLC ship in s 342 of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection inserted the definition of the term harmful substance in s 342 of the principal Act.

(3) This subsection inserted the definition of the term oil in section 342 of the principal Act.

(4) This subsection substituted the definition of the term pollution damage in s 342 of the principal Act.

(5) This subsection substituted paragraph (b) of the definition of the term tonnage in section 342 of the principal Act.

(1) This subsection substituted s 347(1) and (2) of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection substituted s 347(5) of the principal Act.

This section substituted s 352 of the principal Act.

This section amended s 354 of the principal Act.

This section amended s 368(2) of the principal Act.

(1) This subsection substituted the definition of the term oil in s 370 of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection inserted the definition of the term owner in s 370 of the principal Act.

(3) This section inserted the definition of the term pollution damage in s 370 of the principal Act.

This section amended s 372 of the principal Act.

(1) This subsection amended s 373(1) of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection substituted s 373(1)(c) of the principal Act.

The principal Act is amended by repealing sections 376 and 377.

(1) This subsection amended s 378(1) of the principal Act.

(2) Section 378 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (2).

(1) This subsection substituted s 379(1) of the principal Act.

(2) This subsection amended s 379(2) of the principal.

This section amended s 380 of the principal Act.

This section amended s 381(1) of the principal Act.

This section amended s 383(a) of the principal Act.

The principal Act is amended by repealing section 384.