After a number of extraordinary years which saw the National Plan responding to the Pacific Adventurer and the Montara Wellhead platform incidents, the 2010-11 financial year was a period of consolidation.

The 2011-12 financial year was another busy period for the National Plan, with two significant pollution incidents, in Christmas Island and New Zealand, as well as the completion of the National Plan/National Maritime Emergency Response Arrangements review.

This report summarises our port State control activities and reports on the performance of commercial shipping companies, flag States and Classification Societies for the 2011 calendar year.

This corporate plan is prepared for the reporting period 2022–2023 and covers the reporting periods 2022–23 to 2025–26. It considers future trends and potential changes to our operating environment.

This plan sets out minimum rest periods, rest period dispensations and the monitoring procedures that must be observed by pilots under the default fatigue risk monitoring plan (FRMP). It also describes auditing and recording keeping requirements.

This corporate plan is prepared for the reporting period 2024–25 and covers the reporting periods 2024–25 to 2027–28. It considers future trends and potential changes to our operating environment.

Our regulatory plan provides details of planned changes to our regulatory instruments such as Marine Orders and the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, to make it easier for business and the community to take part in the development of those instruments.

During 2006-2007, there was one major shipping incident in Australian waters – the Pasha Bulker grounding off Newcastle, north of Sydney. The National Plan was also called upon to respond to 82 minor spill incidents.