Edition 79, June 2010

National maritime reform discussion paper

National maritime reform discussion paperThe Commonwealth Government has committed funding to progress national maritime safety reform and has released a discussion paper on the re-write of the Navigation Act 1912.

These funds will support work being currently undertaken by Australian Maritime Safety Authority, in particular: 

  • rewrite of the Commonwealth Navigation Act 1912 incorporating amendments necessary to create a national maritime safety regulatory system for commercial vessels
  • transfer of National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC) functions to the national regulator by July 2011
  • consultations with state/NT maritime agencies, NMSC, industry and the general public to refine the operation of the national system
  • investigating options for a national database for commercial vessels.

This funding delivers on the decision of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) of 2 July 2009 to implement reform with AMSA as the national maritime safety regulator and enables the Commonwealth, States and NT jurisdictions to continue working to develop and implement that decision.

A discussion paper on the re-write of the Navigation Act 1912 is currently available for review and comment. To access the discussion paper visit www.infrastructure.gov.au/maritime/paper/index.aspx

In addition, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government have released an update of the reforms and the process to move the reforms forward. 

To view the update visit www.amsa.gov.au/Maritime_Reform/Maritime%20Reform%20Newsletter%20-%20June%202010.pdf

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