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Operational Documents

Surface Transport Policy

* The 2011 Intergovernmental Agreement on Commercial Vessel Safety Reform was terminated effective 21 August 2018 following changes to service delivery arrangements under the National System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety (national system) agreed by the Australian, state and territory governments. Since 1 July 2018, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has been the sole service provider under the national system. States and territories have stopped delivering services.