2012年，协会告知会员，澳大利亚修订立法，提高了船舶污染罚款，且可向承租人及船东处以罚款。国际保赔协会集团(IG)与波罗的海国际航运公会(BIMCO)合作起草了推荐的租约赔偿条款，以及针对污染罚款和处罚的双方承担比例。
2013年罚款力度加大，故租约条款也有所修订——详情请参阅会员通知No.2 2013/2014。
近期，澳大利亚再次加大罚款力度，感谢澳大利亚律师事务所HWL Ebsworth提供的信息及如下评论：
详细信息请参阅附件。
Australia – Increased Fines for Polluters
In 2012 the Club advised Members of changes to legislation in Australia which both increased fines for pollution from ships and allowed for these fines to be imposed on charterers as well as shipowners. The International Group Clubs issued a recommended charterparty indemnity clause – drafted in cooperation with BIMCO – for the allocation of pollution fines and penalties between the parties.
The level of fines was increased in 2013 and the terms of the charterparty clause were also amended – please see Notice to Members No.2 2013/2014.
We are grateful to Austrlian lawyers HWL Ebsworth for advice that the fines have been recently been increased again. They comment as follows:
See attached file: Australia – Increased Fines for Polluters.pdf
