Australia: Shipowners Support Historic COAG Agreement

The Australian Shipowners Association (ASA) has welcomed the news of COAG’s agreement for a single national maritime jurisdiction.

“The COAG agreement will put an end to decades of juggling multiple jurisdictions and dealing with the complexities and difficulties inherent in that” said Ms Teresa Hatch, ASA’s Executive Director.

“We are very pleased that Federal, State and Territory governments have been able to see the benefit of putting an end to the high level of uncertainty, duplication and increased administration, with no benefit to businesses”.

It is a very positive outcome from last week’s COAG meeting to now have one maritime regulator and reduce the red tape imposed on shipping. ASA sees the single national maritime jurisdiction reforms as a positive step towards helping the Australian industry thrive.

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Source: ASA, August 24, 2011.