Zed Seselja (ACT, Liberal Party, Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

Anyone seeking to have unescorted access to secure areas of airports and seaports needs an ASIC or an MSIC, regardless of nationality, as I've pointed out. Labor is clearly, I think, in this filibuster, seeking to muddy the waters—and no surprises there—because they don't want to support this legislation. There's no Australian government requirement for all Australian seafarers to hold an MSIC. An MSIC ensures the holder has been background-checked and it allows the holder to be unescorted inside a maritime security zone.