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Employment Law update – Important update for businesses utilising casual employment

Following a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court, the Federal Government has amended the Fair Work Amendment...

AMSA announces simplified safety requirements for inshore vessels

Following a comprehensive consultation process in 2020, The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has announced a range of simplified safety...

Impact assessment and recovery arrangements following Cyclone Seroja

Following last weekend’s cyclone event, we are receiving a lot of valuable feedback on the status of our fishing fleets...

CEO Message to industry

It’s been a busy month with plenty of additional kilometres placed on the speedo as we attended a number of...

What is Safety Training for a Fishing Vessel?

Training your crew in the safety procedures on your vessel is no different to how you train them to retrieve and...

Grandfathering of vessel survey requirements tipped to end

When the National marine safety system was established in July 2013 the federal government agreed to ‘grandfather’ existing vessels from immediate...

WA fishing industry calls for strong local labelling including State of Origin

With Easter just days away, the WA Fishing Industry Council (WAFIC) is calling on Western Australians to check for local...

New small load sea freight option launched for WA

A new sea freight program has been launched to help smaller Western Australia’s primary industries businesses get their products into...

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