(Updated 24-Jan-2025)
1. POINT OF CONTACT
For receiving notifications and for receiving inspection reports pursuant to CMM 07:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority
Box 7051
Canberra Business Centre, ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Fax: +61 2 6225 5440
Phone: +61 2 6225 5555
AFMA Duty Officer (out of hours)
Phone: +61 02 6275 5818
Email: [email protected]
2. NOTIFICATION PERIOD
Australia would like to advise that notifications to enter an Australian port must be submitted at least 8 days before the estimated time of arrival at the port, subject to all necessary information being provided, which is consistent with our Port Access Guidelines.
Australia has a domestic process for considering foreign fishing vessel entry into an Australian port which is outlined at these guidelines:
https://www.afma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/Port-Access-Guidelines-July-2013.pdf
Applications for access to Australian ports are considered according to AFMA’s Client Service Charter: https://www.afma.gov.au/about/corporate-publications/afmas-client-service-charter.
3. DESIGNATED PORTS
Country ID |
Code |
Description |
AUS |
AU CFS |
Coffs Harbour |
AUS |
AU LDH |
Lord Howe Island |
AUS |
AU NTL |
Newcastle |
AUS |
AU PBT |
Port of Botany Bay |
AUS |
AU PKL |
Port Kembla |
AUS |
AU SYD |
Sydney |
AUS |
AU QDN |
Eden |
AUS |
AU YBA |
Yamba |
AUS |
AU DRW |
Darwin |
AUS |
AU MLI |
Melville Bay |
AUS |
AU MIB |
Milner Bay |
AUS |
AU ZBO |
Bowen |
AUS |
AU BNE |
Brisbane |
AUS |
AU BDB |
Bundaberg |
AUS |
AU CNS |
Cairns |
AUS |
AU GLT |
Gladstone |
AUS |
AU HPT |
Hay Point |
AUS |
AU LUC |
Lucinda |
AUS |
AU MKY |
Mackay |
AUS |
AU MOU |
Mourilyan |
AUS |
AU PTL |
Port Alma |
AUS |
AU PKN |
Port Kennedy |
AUS |
AU TSV |
Townsville |
AUS |
AU WEI |
Weipa |
AUS |
AU THE |
Thevenard |
AUS |
AU ARD |
Ardrossan |
AUS |
AU PPI |
Port Pirie |
AUS |
AU WAL |
Wallaroo |
AUS |
AU WYA |
Whyalla |
AUS |
AU PAE |
Port Adelaide |
AUS |
AU PBY |
Port Bonython |
AUS |
AU PGI |
Port Giles |
AUS |
AU PLO |
Port Lincoln |
AUS |
AU BWT |
Burnie |
AUS |
AU DPO |
Devonport |
AUS |
AU PHU |
Port Huon |
AUS |
AU PLA |
Port Latta |
AUS |
AU HBA |
Hobart |
AUS |
AU LST |
Launceston |
AUS |
AU SPB |
Spring Bay |
AUS |
AU STA |
Stanley |
AUS |
AU GEX |
Geelong |
AUS |
AU MEL |
Melbourne |
AUS |
AU PTJ |
Portland |
AUS |
AU WEP |
Westernport |
AUS |
AU ALH |
Albany |
AUS |
AU BME |
Broome |
AUS |
AU BUY |
Bunbury |
AUS |
AU CVQ |
Carnarvon |
AUS |
AU DAM |
Dampier |
AUS |
AU DRB |
Derby |
AUS |
AU EPR |
Esperance |
AUS |
AU PEX |
Exmouth |
AUS |
AU FRE |
Fremantle |
AUS |
AU GET |
Geraldton |
AUS |
AU PHE |
Port Hedland |
AUS |
AU PWL |
Port Walcott |
AUS |
AU WYN |
Wyndham |
AUS |
CXXCH |
Christmas Island |
AUS |
CCCCK |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
AUS |
NFNLKBB |
Ball Bay, Norfolk Island |
AUS |
NFNLKCB |
Cascade Bay, Norfolk Island |
AUS |
NFNLKSB |
Sydney Bay (Kingston), Norfolk Island |