Relevant maritime legislation in Queensland
Maritime Safety Queensland and the Department of Transport and Main Roads jointly administer the following maritime legislation in Queensland:
- Maritime Safety Queensland Act 2002
- Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
- Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Regulation 2016
- Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Queensland Regulated Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Standard 2017
- Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2016
- Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Act 1995
- Transport Operations (Marine Pollution) Regulation 2018
- Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
- Transport Infrastructure (Public Marine Facilities) Regulation 2023
- Transport Infrastructure (Waterways Management) Regulation 2012
A copy of the legislation can be accessed from the links or by going to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel website*.
Queensland maritime legislation makes reference to a number of national and international standards, codes, conventions and other legislation.
- Australian Standard/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS)* – Intertek Inform (fees apply)
- British Standards (BS), British Standards (BS EN)* – British Standards Institution (BSI Group) (fees apply)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)* (fees apply)
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International Maritime Organization*
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (MARPOL)
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (and its Protocols of 1978) (SOLAS)
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREG)
Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code)
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) -
Witherby Seamanship*
International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers and Terminals (ISGOTT)
Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Liquefied Gases)
Ship to Ship Transfer Guide (Petroleum)
Witherby Seamanship International (fees apply) -
National system for domestic commercial vessel safety
Uniform Shipping Laws Code (USL Code)
National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV) -
Commonwealth of Australia Law
Fisheries Management Act 1991
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
Navigation Act 2012
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012
Shipping Registration Act 1981
Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
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