We’re seeking your feedback on the system for registration of maritime vessels in Australia, on behalf of the independent reviewers Ms Lynelle Briggs and Emeritus Professor Nicholas Gaskell.
Why we want your input
Your input will help shape the direction of the review and the final recommendations to the Australian Government to ensure that our marine vessel registration system remains fit-for-purpose.How you can voice your opinion
You can provide a submission below through the survey link before 11:59 PM (AEDT) on 2 November 2024.What will be the outcome of this consultation?
Your views will help inform the report and recommendations the independent reviewers will provide to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. The review, including the final report, will be finalised in early 2025.The Issue
The Australian Government has committed to establishing a strategic fleet of up to 12 Australian-flagged and crewed vessels. They will be privately owned and operate on a commercial basis, but could be requisitioned by the government in times of national crisis such as natural disaster or conflict. The government appointed the Strategic Fleet Taskforce to guide the establishment of the fleet. The Taskforce provided their final report and recommendations, including that the Act should be reviewed, to government in June 2023.
The way vessels are registered in Australia today is largely the same as it was when the Australian Register of Ships was introduced in 1982. Since then, shipping has modernised, business practices have changed, the world has digitised, and the regime for registration has not kept pace.
The review of the Shipping Registration Act 1981 is an opportunity to revisit the objectives of registration, consider the gaps in the current system and look at options to improve how we register vessels in the future.
The independent reviewers will take the findings and recommendations of the Strategic Fleet Taskforce as their starting point.
The Independent Reviewers are conducting a separate consultation for their review of the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.
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03 Oct 2024 11:00 AEST
02 Nov 2024 23:59 AEDT
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Independent Review of the Shipping Registration Act 1981
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