Email Thread – Correspondence Between Nopsema, AMSA And DISR Regarding Fpso’s And Fso’s

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NOPSEMA and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) collaborated on a discussion paper addressing regulatory jurisdiction over floating storage and off-take (FSO) and floating production, storage and off-take (FPSO) vessels in Commonwealth offshore areas. The paper, developed jointly with input from both agencies' legal teams, clarifies which regulatory regime—NOPSEMA under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act or AMSA under maritime law—applies to oil pollution incidents depending on vessel location and operational status. The document was prepared for policy consideration by DISR (Department of Industry, Science and Resources) regarding potential legislative changes needed to resolve jurisdictional gaps. Internal correspondence from August 2018 confirms AMSA Executive endorsement and readiness to escalate the paper for government consideration.