Australian Shipping Commission
Australian National Line · ANL
1974 – 1989
Previously Australian Coastal Shipping Commission (1956–1974). Renamed ANL Limited in 1989.
Commonwealth statutory shipping enterprise, trading as the Australian National Line, that operated coastal, Bass Strait and international container and bulk shipping services.
Names over time
- Australian Coastal Shipping Commission1956–1974
- Australian Shipping Commission1974–1989
- ANL Limited1989–1998
How it came into existence
Renamed from the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission by the Australian Shipping Commission Act 1974, which recognised its overseas as well as coastal operations.
Legislation: Australian Coastal Shipping Commission Act 1956; Australian Shipping Commission Act 1974
How it ended
Converted into a wholly government-owned public company, ANL Limited, under the ANL (Conversion into Public Company) Act 1988; the Commission ceased in 1989.
Converted from a statutory commission into a public company.
Main functions
- Coastal cargo and bulk shipping
- Bass Strait shipping
- International container liner services
- Ownership and operation of the Commonwealth merchant fleet
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Transport and Communications.
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Sources
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