Shipping policy
The Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure (DTMI) drives the implementation of recommendations made by the WA Shipping and Supply Chain Taskforce.
This includes:
- Strategic leadership and support to WA port authorities to secure appropriate first-point-of-entry determinations
- Engaging with stakeholders to develop and implement policy solutions to shipping and supply chain challenges, including building sovereign shipping capacity, increase Australian maritime workforce opportunities, and guiding strategies and investment to build more resilient supply chains for the WA economy.
Changes to port management
DTMI oversees the management of ports governed under the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967.
As part of the State Government’s Ports Governance Reform Program, all trading ports in WA will be brought under the Port Authorities Act 1999, transferring management from DTMI to the relevant port authority.
Work is underway to transfer regulatory responsibility for the remaining trading ports declared under the Shipping and Pilotage Act 1967. This includes ports of Barrow Island, Onslow, Port Walcott, Useless Loop, Cape Cuvier, and Cape Preston.