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Glossary

Acronym or abbreviationMeaning
AMSA/the authorityAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
AMSA ActAustralian Maritime Safety Act 1990
APHoMSAAsia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies forum
AtoNaid to navigation
FROMFuture Regulatory Operating Model
IMOInternational Maritime Organization
National LawMarine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012
national planNational Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies
national systemNational System for Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety
NATSARNational Search and Rescue Council
PBSPortfolio Budget Statement
PGPA ActPublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013
PGPA RulePublic Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014
PSCport State control
RPGRegulator Performance Guide (June 2021)
SARsearch and rescue
SEstrategic enabler in AMSA’s Strategy 2030
SOstrategic objective in AMSA’s Strategy 2030
Strategy 2030AMSA’s strategy to achieve its strategic objectives and enablers for this decade