PNG’s Marine Laws are not workable without International Maritime Conventions and Protocols

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Papua New Guinea

Despite passing the Marine Pollution Acts back in 2013 (which came into force in 2015), Papua New Guinea cannot legally enforce these laws on foreign-flagged international ships because it has not ratified the corresponding International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Conventions. The Marine Pollution Acts came into force on February 19, 2015, providing PNG with a…

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