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 or Port Access Card, alongside a Letter of Operational Need and completed induction.
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 ceased managing and issuing MSICs from 3 April 2025; this responsibility transferred to Veritas Engineering, a Commonwealth-authorised issuing body. Southern Ports continues to issue its own Access Cards. Confirm current arrangements directly with Southern Ports.
Southern Ports states all personnel requiring unescorted access to its managed ports, including Esperance, must hold a current MSIC or Port Access Card, plus a Letter of Operational Need and completed induction. Read Southern Ports' port access page.