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Maritime Safety Queensland

Maritime Safety Queensland is a division of the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Our role is to protect Queensland's waterways and the people who use them – providing safer, cleaner seas. Maritime Safety Queensland is responsible for:

• improving maritime safety for shipping and small craft through regulation and education 
• minimising vessel-sourced waste and responding to marine pollution
• providing essential maritime services such as pilotage for regional ports and aids to navigation
• planning and managing boating infrastructure and state boat harbours, including dredging of channels for small craft
• encouraging and supporting innovation in the maritime industry.
  

Our partners:

• Other government departments, agencies and committees – there are a number of other government departments and agencies that deal with maritime-related issues in Queensland and across Australia.
  • Australian Government
  • Queensland Government
  • Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
  • Australian Transport Council
  • Australian Transport Safety Bureau
  • Australian Maritime Safety Authority
  • National Marine Safety Committee
    
    
• State authorities:
  • Department of Lands and Planning, Marine Safety Branch – Northern Territory
  • Department of Transport – South Australia
  • Department of Transport – Western Australia
  • Marine Safety Tasmania
  • Marine Safety Victoria
  • New South Wales Maritime

Employment

Management and structure:

• Our Minister
• Our Director–General
• Maritime Safety Queensland – management structure and overview of functions (PDF, 23 KB)

Reports and publications

• The Department of Transport and Main Roads Corporate Plan 2010-2014 sets the departmental strategic direction over a four year period. It is reviewed annually to update strategic challenges and opportunities, and determine priorities, as required.

• Maritime Safety Queensland has developed marine safety and marine pollution prevention and response programs on an annual basis. These programs focus on risks deemed to pose the greatest threat to achievement of our key outcomes.
• • Maritime Safety Queensland Implementation Programs for Marine Safety and Marine Pollution Prevention and Response 2011-12 (PDF, 336 KB) 
    

• Maritime Safety Queensland reports on its achievements in the Department of Transport and Main Roads annual report.
• • Annual Report