Esperance, on Western Australia's south coast, exports grain, nickel concentrate and iron ore through its Southern Ports terminal.
Anyone who needs unescorted access to Esperance's landside or waterside restricted zones must hold a valid MSIC, a Letter of Operational Need and completed induction. Southern Ports' Supervised Access Worker card only covers escorted access for up to five days under continuous MSIC-holder supervision, not ongoing unescorted entry.
ClientView is an Australian Government authorised MSIC issuing body. Apply online in 10 to 15 minutes, verify your identity at a participating Australia Post outlet in Esperance, and we lodge every ready application with AusCheck each business day. Our measured median time from a complete application to AusCheck lodgement was 1 business day over the 12 months to June 2026. Start your application or read our measured processing times.
Your MSIC is a national card. An MSIC issued by ClientView is valid at Esperance and at every other security regulated port and offshore facility in Australia.
Southern Ports stopped managing and issuing MSICs itself from 3 April 2025, and now directs applicants to another Australian Government authorised issuing body for the card, while continuing to issue its own Access Cards. Any authorised issuing body's MSIC, ClientView's included, is accepted at Esperance the same as anywhere else.
Southern Ports states all personnel requiring unescorted access to its managed ports, including Esperance, must hold a current MSIC, a Letter of Operational Need and completed induction. Its Supervised Access Worker card is a short-term escorted alternative only, valid for up to five days, not a substitute for the MSIC itself. Read Southern Ports' port access page.
Not the port. Southern Ports stopped managing and issuing MSICs from 3 April 2025. MSICs for Esperance are issued by Australian Government authorised issuing bodies such as ClientView: the application runs fully online, identity is verified at one of 370+ participating Australia Post outlets, and ready applications are lodged with AusCheck each business day. The finished card is valid at Esperance and every other Australian maritime security zone. Current as at 20 August 2026.