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Proposed national regulator for commercial vessel safety

A proposed new National System for Commercial Vessel Safety will establish the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) as the National Regulator from 2013. As the National Regulator, AMSA will have the responsibility for the regulating the design, construction, survey, operations, manning and crew qualifications of commercial vessels.

By signing the Intergovernmental Agreement for Commercial Vessel Safety Reform on Friday 19 August 2011, the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments have agreed to work together to develop the National System.

WA is working closely with the other Australian jurisdictions and AMSA to develop and implement the National System and looks forward to the benefits of a single national approach to regulating commercial vessel safety. As part of the development of the CVS National System, AMSA released a proposed Regulatory Plan for public consultation and provided information sessions through Australia including Fremantle. Submissions closed on 7 October 2011 and are currently being summarised. The DoT submission can be found using the links at the bottom of this page

The second round of public consultation has opened and will focus on Seafarer Qualifications. Information sheets are available on the AMSA website AMSA - Public Consultation - National System for Commercial Vessel Safety.

AMSA and Department of Transport staff will be carrying out consultations in early 2012 to provide information and receive feedback from the public and industry. Once confirmed, details will be available on the AMSA website under Consultation Dates, Times & Venues.

The third round of public consultation is now open and provides the public with an opportunity to comment on the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Bill.  A discussion paper and the Exposure Draft of the National Law Bill are available on the AMSA website AMSA - Phase 3 - National Law Bill - Public Consultation.

Please click on the documents below for progress steps on the National Reforms:

• Regulatory Impact Statement 
  
• A signed copy of the Intergovernmental Agreement             
  
• The DoT submission on Phase 1 Consultations on the Regulatory Plan
  

This website will be updated as further information becomes available.