How do these arrangements affect the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) requirements?
These arrangements deal with the risks associated with domestic ballast water and must be completed by all ships visiting a Victorian port. These domestic ballast water arrangements must be undertaken in addition to any AQIS requirements. Ships on an international voyage will be required to comply with both EPA domestic ballast water requirements and AQIS international ballast water requirements. EPA has worked with the shipping industry to ensure that the forms used for the management of domestic ballast water in Victoria are consistent with the forms used by AQIS. These arrangements have been extensively and successfully trialled and have been found to complement the Commonwealth measures for international ballast water in a cost effective manner. Victoria will adopt the national system once it is completed and provided it meets agreed standards.
