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and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. This includes developing and maintaining close collaboration with the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) to support stakeholders to comply with both regulatory frameworks.
   5.     work closely and collaboratively with the Department and Government more broadly to assist with implementation of the recommendations of recent reviews, including; the Independent Review of Domestic Commercial Vessel Safety Legislation and Costs and Charging Arrangements, the Australian Transport Safety and Investigation Bodies Financial Sustainability Review, and the Strategic Fleet Taskforce, with a focus on:
         1.           assisting in the continued development and implementation of a sophisticated risk framework to underpin consistent regulatory compliance and operational decisions.
         2.           assisting in the refining and possibly reworking regulatory risk settings and cost and charging models with a view to implementing efficient and effective cost recovery for regulatory services. AMSA should endeavour to ensure its ongoing financial viability, while minimising the maritime industry's regulatory costs.
         3.           working with the Department to assist in establishing a strategic fleet and ensuring Australia's regulatory regime is efficient and helps to reinvigorate Australian shipping, particularly through a review of the Shipping Registration Act 1981.
         4.           working with the Department, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Defence to assist in enhancing training and certification to enable the growth of Australia's Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping qualified maritime workforce.
         5.           assisting the Fair Work Ombudsman in protecting seafarers' wage entitlements and helping to close the cost gap between Australian and foreign vessels engaged in coastal trading.
   6.      ensure Australia's maritime incident response capability remains appropriate to enable AMSA to perform its statutory functions.
   7.     implement a new Incident Management System for the integrated operational management system.
   8.     provide and coordinate high quality search and rescue services and emergency response operations under the National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies, working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure there is a process of continual improvement.
   9.       improve its data analytics capability to ensure that it has the people, tools, techniques and culture to derive value from data, improve services and make informed risk-based decisions.
  10.       work with relevant departments and agencies to implement relevant actions arising from International Maritime Organization (IMO) Member State Audit Scheme audits and findings.
  11.     continue engagement at international forums, including with the IMO, consistent with Australia's international obligations and to support Australia's diplomatic interests in these forums. AMSA should undertake a strategic, collaborative approach to engagement, including:
         1.           working with the Department to develop and maintain a strategic engagement strategy that identifies Australia's key objectives and priorities.
         2.           leveraging AMSA's technical expertise to advance the work of the IMO and provide constructive input to international