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Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Statutory authority overview
Formed1990
JurisdictionAustralian exclusive economic zone [1]
HeadquartersCanberra, ACT
Websitewww.amsa.gov.au
Bombardier Challenger 604, operated by Surveillance Australia, at Wagga Wagga Airport, 2023

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is an Australian statutory authority responsible for the regulation and safety oversight of Australia's shipping fleet and management of Australia's international maritime obligations. [2] The authority has jurisdiction over Australia's exclusive economic zone which covers an area of 11,000,000 square kilometres (4,200,000 sq mi).[3] AMSA maintains Australia's shipping registries: the general[4] and the international shipping registers.[5]

AMSA was established in 1990 under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990[6][7] and governed by the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997. As at 2024, AMSA is a statutory authority within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.[8] Directors are appointed by the minister.[7] The international treaties which AMSA administers include the Navigation Act 2012 and the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.[3]

Organised sea rescue in Australia was well established during the Second World War.[9] Precursor international arrangements also included usage of a range of warning and communication systems.[10]

AMSA is funded largely through levies on the shipping industry. In the 2010-2011 financial year, AMSA recorded expenses of just over $146 million, with revenue at just under $159 million, creating a surplus of more than $10 million.[11]

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  2. ^ "Australian Maritime Safety Authority". Department of Infrastructure and Transport. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ornitz, Barbara E.; Michael A. Champ (2002). Oil Spills First Principles: Prevention and Best Response. Elsevier. p. 274. ISBN 0080428142. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. ^ AMSA, Register a vessel
  5. ^ AMSA, Australian international shipping register
  6. ^ Australian Maritime Safety Authority (2001), AMSA's first decade, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, ISBN 978-0-642-70990-5
  7. ^ a b White, M. W. D. (2007). Australasian Marine Pollution Laws. Federation Press. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-1862875524. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Australian Maritime Safety Authority". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ "R.A.A.F. CRASH BOATS". The Age. No. 27499. Victoria, Australia. 9 June 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Australia in air, sea rescue system". The Canberra Times. Vol. 64, no. 17, 222. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 October 1989. p. 5. Retrieved 2 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Annual Report 2010-11". Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

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