- Kaylene Dale – Chief Executive Officer
Appointed under Section 49 of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990.
Kaylene Dale was appointed as AMSA CEO on 1 October 2024.
Kaylene joined the Australian Customs Service in 2000 and has since held senior leadership roles in the Australian Border Force, the Department of Home Affairs, and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Kaylene has worked extensively in a regulatory environment and has experience in civil maritime security, border operations and enforcement, strategy and capability, gender equality and emergency management.
Kaylene holds a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Studies in Applied Criminology.
- Lucinda McIntyre – Registrar of Ships
Appointed under Section 48(1) of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Lucinda McIntyre joined AMSA in June 2014 as Registrar of Ships, where she is responsible for managing the administration of ship registration in Australia.
Lucinda has held various public sector roles throughout her career and prior to joining AMSA, was responsible for the management of the registration system for electrical appliances under the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program.
Lucinda holds a Bachelor of Science.
- Paul Grant – Deputy Registrar of Ships
Appointed under Section 48(2) of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
Paul became the Deputy Registrar of Ships in September 2019. Prior to joining AMSA Paul had practiced as a lawyer in private practice for over 11 years. Paul’s practice was a general practice and covered diverse areas of law appearing in courts in both criminal and civil jurisdictions, as well as undertaking work in property law, wills and estates and elder law amongst other areas of practice. Paul then moved to the public sector, working for the Australian Taxation Office in their review and dispute resolution section for over two years, before taking up his current position with AMSA.
Paul holds bachelor degrees in both Arts and Law.
Related information
- Find out about our Executive team
- Learn about our structure