Reports & Submissions

FTA and APSA engage closely regulators and key sectors of Australian commerce in advocating for reforms - a summary of formal reports and submissions are provided below:

• 11 November 2023 : CYBER SECURITY - UPDATE 2 CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY [...]
• 8 November 2023 : INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPETITION LAW REFORM – UPDATE 3 : Victorian Ports Minister supports FTA / APSA advocacy for reform [...]
• 7 November 2023 : FTA / APSA media release - Federal Government must intervene to control spiralling supply chain costs [...]
• 1 November 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 11) - FTA / APSA SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROTECTION CONVENTION (IPPC) [...]
• 1 November 2023 : DP WORLD EXORBITANT INCREASE TO LANDSIDE FEES - 1 JAN 2024 [...]
• 31 October 2023 : Discussion Paper on Self-Assessed Clearances (SAC) Cost Recovery [...]
• 19 October 2023 : INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPETITION LAW REFORM – UPDATE 2 : Invitation to join Container Shipping Performance Working Group meeting [...]
• 17 October 2023 : INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COMPETITION LAW REFORM – UPDATE 1 : FTA/APSA MEETING WITH TREASURY TASKFORCE [...]
• 3 October 2023 : FTA / APSA Submission - Review of the National Freight & Supply Chain Strategy [...]
• 25 September 2023 : PORT OF MELBOURNE PORT CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (PCEP) STAGE ONE COMPLETION & FEEDBACK [...]
• 13 September 2023 : Australia joins the Asian Shippers Alliance [...]
• 8 September 2023 : ACCC seeking your views on the impact on competition of vertical integration by shipping lines [...]
• 6 September 2023 : LAUNCH: Invested: Australias Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040 [...]
• 6 September 2023 : APSA representation in Asia [...]
• 4 September 2023 : FTA / APSA SUBMISSION - PORT OF MELBOURNE - PORT CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (PCEP) [...]
• 30 August 2023 : FTA / APSA ESCALATE ADVOCACY ON BIOSECURITY DOCUMENT ASSESSMENT DELAYS - FORMAL MINISTERIAL CORRESPONDENCE [...]
• 28 August 2023 : FTA / APSA provide evidence to support ACCC stevedore monitoring report [...]
• 21 August 2023 : 2023 REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL FREIGHT AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY [...]
• 11 August 2023 : AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS APPROACH TO NEGOTIATING TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS [...]
• 9 August 2023 : FTA ADVOCACY SUCCEEDS IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMS BROKERS & FREIGHT FORWARDERS [...]
• 1 August 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 10) Outcomes of the 2nd IPPC Workshop on Pest Risk Mitigation of Sea Containers [...]
• 28 July 2023 : FTA / APSA SUBMISSION - RESPONSE TO THE SIMPLIFED TRADE SYSTEM CONSULTATION PAPER [...]
• 17 July 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 9) Revised structure of sea containers [...]
• 3 July 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 8) IPPC CPM draft recommendation released [...]
• 3 July 2023 : Simplified Trade System - Consultation Paper 2023 [...]
• 7 June 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 7) - Bi-lateral engagement with the World Shipping Council [...]
• 7 June 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 7) Bi-lateral engagement with the World Shipping Council [...]
• 22 May 2023 : Importers warn of $1b fee hit from stevedores, ports [...]
• 12 May 2023 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 6) CONFERENCE - SEA CONTAINER CLEANLINESS BRISBANE - 17 TO 19 JULY 2023 [...]
• 12 May 2023 : PROPOSED REFORM TO AVIATION AND MARITIME SECURITY SETTINGS [...]

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