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Inquiry into Coastal shipping policy and regulation

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Report

On Monday 20 October 2008, the Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government tabled its report on the Inquiry into Coastal shipping policy and regulation Rebuilding Australia’s Coastal Shipping Industry.

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This report is comprised of preliminary pages, 5 chapters and 3 appendices.

Rebuilding Australia’s Coastal Shipping Industry

Preliminary pages (PDF 88KB)
Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations and List of Recommendations

Chapter 1 (PDF 80KB)
Shipping in Australia

Chapter 2 (PDF 102KB)
Benefits of a competitive and sustainable coastal shipping sector

Chapter 3 (PDF 176KB)
Legislative review and reform

Chapter 4 (PDF 173KB)
National challenges

Chapter 5 (PDF 124KB)
Implementation and oversight

Appendix A (PDF 34KB)
List of Submissions

Appendix B (PDF 49KB)
List of Exhibits

Appendix C (PDF 40KB)
List of Witnesses & Public Hearings

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