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• Seacare Information Publication Scheme Draft Agency Plan April 2011

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Policies and procedures, including corporate policies, and policies and guidelines relating to our functions and responsibilities.

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• Cross-Agency Agreement between the Seacare Authority and Comcare
  

  Relating to the provision of services for the Seafarers Safety Net Fund and the Seacare Claims Database.

• Exemption – Multiple vessels
  

  This exemption is made by the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (the Seacare Authority) in exercise of the power conferred by section 20A of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (the Seafarers Act).

• Exemption – Multiple vessels, Domestic Commercial Vessels
  

  This exemption is made by the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (the Seacare Authority) in exercise of the power conferred by section 20A of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (the Seafarers Act).

• Guidelines: Declarations by the Seacare Authority that the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 and the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 do or do not apply to a ship
  

  Without limiting in any way the discretion of the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority
  (the Authority) to grant declarations under subsections 19 (1C) and (1D) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and
  Compensation Act 1992 (the Seafarers Act) and subsections 6 (3AB) and (3AC) of the Occupational Health and
  Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (the OHS(MI) Act), the Authority has adopted the following guidelines to
  indicate its general approach in considering applications for declarations.

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Seacare Authority and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
  

  This memorandum of understanding (MOU) is intended to cover the strategic, administrative and operational relationship between the Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) in exercising their respective roles under the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (the OH&S(MI) Act) and OH&S(MI) regulations.

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Seacare Authority and the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA)
  

  Memorandum of understanding between Seacare and HWSA.

• Memorandum of Understanding between the Seacare Authority and the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA)
  

  This memorandum of understanding (MOU) sets out the common understanding between the parties as a voluntary statement of intent and contains the commitment of both parties at the time the MOU is signed and for the duration of the MOU.

• Seacare Authority Agency Multicultural Plan 2013–2015
  

  Through its agency multicultural plan, the Seacare Authority hopes to enhance its understanding of, and engagement with, stakeholders from a range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. In doing so, it is working to ensure that employers, operators, seafarers and other stakeholders have equitable access to the Seacare Authority and its work.

• Seacare Authority privacy policy
  

  This privacy policy outlines our personal information handling practices, provides transparency about our operations, and gives individuals a better understanding of the personal information we hold including the way we handle that information.

• Seacare Scheme Occupational Health and Safety Regulation Policy
  

  A joint plan of action adopted by both the Seacare Authority and AMSA to promote best practice OHS in the maritime industry and to ensure compliance with the legislative duties and obligations prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (the OHS(MI) Act) and accompanying legislative instruments.

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