Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal

1992: Conference Proceedings
Articles

Recent Developments in Admiralty Jurisdiction in Australia

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  • Bill Duncan

Published 1992-10-24

Keywords

  • Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth),
  • Australian Admiralty jurisdiction,
  • Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 (Cth),
  • Admiralty Rules (Cth),
  • proprietary maritime claim,
  • jurisdiction,
  • jurisdiction in relation to a foreign ship,
  • general maritime claim,
  • action in rem,
  • Australian Constitution,
  • ship arrest,
  • maritime lien,
  • action in personam,
  • ship sale fund,
  • priority of claims,
  • ship arrest, sale and preservation fees and expenses,
  • specific performance
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Abstract

This paper looks mainly at decisions made since 1 January 1989 with respect to the Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth). Duncan deals with the most significant of these cases here, as well as numerous interrelated issues.

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