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:

• 18 April 2024 : Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS) - Consultation on Final Report Recommendations [...]
• 18 April 2024 : NSW Freight Reform Policy : Consultation Paper [...]
• 15 April 2024 : SENATE COMMITTEE ACCEPTS FTA / APSA SUBMISSION ADDRESSING THE BIOSECURITY PROTECTION LEVY & TERMINAL ACCESS CHARGES [...]
• 11 April 2024 : FTA / APSA SUBMISSION TO SENATE COMMITTEE - BIOSECURITY PROTECTION LEVY & TERMINAL ACCESS CHARGES [...]
• 10 April 2024 : SIMPLIFIED TRADE SYSTEM - THIRD ROUND OF CONSULTATION [...]
• 9 April 2024 : NEW GLOBAL MEASURES - AVOIDANCE OF CONTAMINATION OF CONTAINERS (UPDATE 12) - COMMISSION ON PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (CPM) RECOMMENDATIONS [...]
• 8 April 2024 : Port of Newcastle Compensation Payment Valued at $13 million [...]
• 28 March 2024 : ICS Digital Certificate Renewals [...]
• 21 March 2024 : Spotlight returns on convoluted port privatisation saga [...]
• 8 March 2024 : Victorian Ports Minister advocates for a "Mandatory Code" to oversee stevedore TACs - Building Momentum for Reform [...]
• 8 March 2024 : Import Document Assessment Delays [...]
• 4 March 2024 : Escalation of Biosecurity Protection Levy (BPL) three-point plan [...]
• 29 February 2024 : FTA / APSA submission on Amending the Australian Postal Corporation (Performance Standards) Regulations 2019 [...]
• 28 February 2024 : FTA / APSA appointed to Sustainable Biosecurity Funding Advisory Panel [...]
• 19 February 2024 : Biosecurity Protection Levy - FTA / APSA proposal for a three point plan [...]
• 23 January 2024 : Nikkei Asia - Australian port dispute brings increasing pain to economy [...]
• 19 January 2024 : FTA / APSA advocacy for 30 day notice periods for the introduction of shipping line surcharges [...]
• 8 January 2024 : ACCC examines the impact on competition of vertical integration by shipping lines [...]
• 5 January 2024 : Patrick increase Landside and Ancillary Charges [...]
• 10 December 2023 : FTA / APSA call for intervention on Terminal Access Charges [...]
• 4 December 2023 : FTA / APSA Submission - Aviation Green Paper - Toward 2050 [...]
• 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 [...]
• 6 October 2023 : FTA / Submission - Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP) Issues Paper: Regulation & Standards [...]

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