Published on Australian Maritime Safety Authority (https://www.amsa.gov.au)


Elements

AMSA’s Compliance Strategy has six elements:

1 Simplify and explain the law. 2 Educate the regulated community and assist it comply with the law. 3. Monitor compliance. 4 Reward voluntary compliance. 5 Deter non-compliance. 6 Build compliance skills and capacity in our workforce
 

AMSA will develop a comprehensive and flexible approach to maximising compliance by actively considering each of these elements. The regulated community will understand their obligations under the law and can benefit from reduced monitoring and regulatory intervention. Those who choose not to comply will be subject to the full range of enforcement powers.

Element One – Simplify and explain the law

The regulated community must be aware what the law is and how it applies to them and their activities before they are able to willingly and voluntarily comply. 

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Element Two – Educate and assist the regulated community comply with the law

The regulated community can rely on AMSA to help them comply with the law.

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Element Three – Monitor compliance

The regulated community should know that AMSA will strategically monitor compliance to achieve its aims and to ensure a level playing field.

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Element Four – Reward voluntary compliance

The regulated community should benefit from compliant behaviour because it advances AMSA’s aims, reduces regulatory costs and sets a benchmark for others to aspire to.

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Element Five – Deter non-compliance

The regulated community should know that AMSA will apply all means available within the law to deter opportunistic or deliberate non-compliance.

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Element Six – Build compliance skills and capacity in our workforce

The regulated community must have confidence that AMSA’s staff, and those of its compliance partners, are appropriately trained and resourced to deliver AMSA’s compliance activities in a manner that reflects AMSA’s values, its Regulatory Approach and the principles set out in the Compliance and Enforcement Policy.

Our intent is to:

AMSA will develop a comprehensive and flexible approach to maximising compliance by actively considering each of these elements. The regulated community will understand their obligations under the law and can benefit from reduced monitoring and regulatory intervention. Those who choose not to comply will feel the full force of the law.

The overall cost of ensuring compliance will reduce over time, and AMSA’s workforce will assist by being sufficiently skilled to enable them to be professional, collaborative, dedicated and accountable in delivering AMSA’s data-driven regulatory activities.