The policy is an administrative document that provides an overview of compliance and enforcement options, and when these options can be used. It does not reduce, extend, or modify the legislative obligations in the maritime safety legislation.
Read the 2012 Compliance and enforcement policy.
Read the 2018 Compliance and enforcement policy
Protocols
Our compliance and enforcement policy has five protocols. These protocols relate to different parts of the legislation that we are governed by:
Compliance and enforcement protocol for National Law Act
This protocol will help you to understand the compliance and enforcement options in the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law 2012.
Read the compliance and enforcement protocol for marine safety PDF334.47 KB.
Compliance and enforcement protocol for Navigation Act
This protocol will help you to understand the compliance and enforcement options in the Navigation Act 2012.
Read the compliance and enforcement policy for navigation.
Compliance and enforcement protocol for the Occupational Health and Safety Act
This protocol will help you to understand the compliance and enforcement options in the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.
Read the compliance and enforcement protocol for occupational health and safety.
Compliance and enforcement protocol for Protection of the Sea Acts
This protocol will help you to understand the compliance options in the six Protection of the Sea Acts.
Read the compliance and enforcement protocol for protection of the sea PDF393.95 KB.
Compliance and enforcement protocol for the Shipping Registration Act
This protocol will help you to understand the compliance options in the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Read the compliance and enforcement protocol for shipping registration.