Maritime Transport Act 1994

Compensation from International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and Supplementary Fund for pollution damage - Provisions in respect of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

380: Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

You could also call this:

"Telling the Director about a court case against oil pollution funds"

If you take a court case against the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund under section 372, the court must send copies of the court papers to the Director. You can find more information about this in section 372 by following the link to section 372. The court papers must be sent to the Director after they are filed with the court.

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379: Jurisdiction of court in respect of claims against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund, or

"Courts in New Zealand can hear some cases about oil pollution claims from other countries."

381: Notice to and joining of International Oil Pollution Fund and Supplementary Fund in certain proceedings, or

"Telling oil spill funds about court cases involving ship accidents"

Part 26Compensation from International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund and Supplementary Fund for pollution damage
Provisions in respect of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

380Notice of proceedings against International Oil Pollution Fund or Supplementary Fund

If proceedings are brought against the International Oil Pollution Fund or the Supplementary Fund under section 372, the Registrar of the court in which the documents commencing the proceedings are filed must send copies of those documents to the Director.

Notes

Section 380: replaced, on 15 June 2018, by section 22 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 48).