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Regulatory framework under the Maritime Transport Security Amendment Act 2005 10 August 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71565 3

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 138KB)
List of Abbreviations	(PDF 82KB)
Chapter 1 - The Committee's Inquiry	(PDF 129KB)
Conduct of the Inquiry Purpose of the Amending Act The Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) The Regulations
Chapter 2 - Implementation	(PDF 191KB)
Introduction Consultation    Maritime Security Relevant Offences: deciding the level of criminality Operation of Security Checks    Disqualifying or Exclusion?    Consistency in IB assessments Privacy and Security Checks    Issuing Bodies' access to personal information    Data storage Cost Recovery    Card Use    Infrequent users of the MSIC    Competition between Issuing Bodies    Redundancy
Chapter 3 - Administration	(PDF 170KB)
Introduction Law Enforcement and Compliance Mechanisms    Inspecting facilities to enforce the MSIC regime    Display of the MSIC    Inequitable penalties for incorrectly displaying the MSIC?    OH&S standards for display of the MSIC    Issuing MSICs at short notice    Skills base and foreign workers    Live background checks of the MSIC Monitoring Non-MSIC Holders    Enforcing the MSIC in circumstances involving an emergency    Boarding a vessel as part of a recreational activity Foreign Seafarers    Flags of convenience and the Coastal Permit System Other Matters    Container Inspections and high consequence dangerous goods
Chapter 4 - Conclusions and Recommendation	(PDF 130KB)
Additional comments by Labor Senators	(PDF 121KB)
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 90KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the Public Hearings	(PDF 126KB)
Appendix 3 - Maritime Transport and Offshore Security Amendment Regulations 2005 (Available in PDF format only)	(PDF 1567KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3511
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5811
Email:	rrat.sen@aph.gov.au