Mr Peter Morris asked the Minister for Transport and Regional Development, upon notice, on 20 November 1996:

(1) What was the (a) name, (b) nation of registry, (c) age, (d) ownership details and (e) management details of each livestock ship which visited Australian ports in (i) 1995-96 and (ii) 1996 to date.

(2) Is he able to provide details on the composition of the crews of each ship.

(3) Were any of the vessels identified in part (1) found to have safety deficiencies; if so, which vessels.

(4) Were any of the vessels identified in part (1) detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Agency; if so, (a) which vessels, (b) at what ports and (c) for what period.

Mr Sharp —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1)(i) Livestock ships which visited Australian ports from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1995 are listed in Attachment 1. Attachment 1 includes (a) ship's name, (b) nation of registry, (c) age of ship, (d) name of owner and (e) name of manager.

(1)(ii) Livestock ships which visited Australian ports from 1 January 1996 to 30 November 1996 are listed in Attachment 2. Attachment 2 includes (a) ship's name, (b) nation of registry, (c) age of ship, (d) name of owner and (e) name of manager.

The names of the owners have been obtained from Lloyds Register of Ships 1996-97 where possible, or from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's (AMSA) inspection records where the ship is not listed in Lloyds Register of Ships 1996-97.

(2) No. AMSA does not record the nationalities of ship's crews when ships are inspected, unless there is a safety issue relating to crewing.

(3) The following livestock ships identified in part (1) were found to have safety deficiencies during port State control inspections:

(4) Livestock ships identified in part (1) which were detained in 1995-96 and 1996 to date are in Table 1.

Table 1: Livestock ships detained between 1995 and 13 December 1996

ATTACHMENT 1

Livestock Ships 1995-1996

ATTACHMENT 2

Livestock Ships 1996 to date