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provide the seafarer with a copy of the signed original of the seafarer's work agreement; and
(c) if requested by AMSA or a competent authority — make a copy of the work agreement available for inspection.

22 Notice period for termination
       (1) Subject to the Fair Work Act 2009 or any collective agreement applying to a regulated Australian vessel, the employer or the seafarer must give at least 7 days notice to terminate a work agreement.
       (2) However, the seafarer may give less than 7 days notice of the termination for:
(a) compassionate reasons; or
(b) other urgent circumstances recognised in the work agreement.

23 Opportunity to seek advice
        The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that:
(a) a seafarer is given:
 (i) an opportunity to examine and seek advice on the seafarer's work agreement before he or she signs it; and
 (ii) access to any other facilities to ensure that he or she has entered into the agreement with a sufficient understanding of his or her rights and responsibilities; and
(b) no adverse action is taken against the seafarer for obtaining information or advice about the contents of the work agreement.

24 Industrial activities
       (1) This section only applies to a vessel that:
(a) is a vessel to which the Fair Work Act 2009 does not apply; and
(b) is either registered on the Australian International Shipping Register or a foreign vessel.
       (2) The master of a vessel must ensure that a person on board the vessel does not take adverse action against a seafarer because the seafarer:
(a) is or is not, or was or was not, an officer or member of an industrial association; or
(b) engages, or has at any time engaged or proposed to engage, in industrial activity within the meaning of paragraph 347(a) or (b) of the Fair Work Act 2009; or
(c) does not engage, or has at any time not engaged or proposed to not engage, in industrial activity within the meaning of paragraphs 347(c) to (g) of the Fair Work Act 2009.
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3) The owner must not enter into a work agreement with a seafarer if the work agreement prohibits the seafarer from engaging in industrial activity within the meaning of paragraphs 347(c) to (g) of the Fair Work Act 2009.
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

25 Availability of information
        The owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that each of the following persons has access to a copy of any work agreement, including incorporated documents, kept on board:
(a) the seafarer to whom it applies;
(b) a representative of the seafarer;
(c) the master of the vessel;
(d) AMSA;
(e) a port