On 20 March 2014 the Australian Government tabled its response to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report into Aviation Accident Investigations. The Committee's report examined a range of issues in relation to aviation accident investigations and reporting in Australia as well as the findings of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report into the Pel-Air accident off Norfolk Island in November 2009.

The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) is an international convention developed under the International Labour Organization (ILO). It consolidates a number of existing labour conventions, while introducing modern standards relating to the working and living conditions of seafarers at sea.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is the competent authority responsible for regulation of the Convention and its requirements in Australia.

Australia's sixth edition of its Aviation State Safety Programme (SSP) and updates to the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) have been finalised following stakeholder consultation.