Federal officials have released a discussion paper on reform of the way that cargo vessels are regulated under the Commonwealth’s Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012.
Progress on this particular consultation has been delayed for about nine months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A interesting point of this consultation is that officials have specifically pointed out three options that will not be considered, namely:...
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