Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal

2011: Conference Proceedings
Addresses

Frank Stewart Dethridge Memorial Address 2011: Maritime Law - Twelve Years into the Century

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  • Patrick J. Bonner

Published 2011-12-02

Keywords

  • The Titanic,
  • marine safety,
  • maritime law uniformity,
  • SOLAS 1914,
  • SOLAS 1933,
  • International Ice Patrol,
  • Navigation Act 1912,
  • cabotage,
  • foreign state vessels,
  • coastal trading,
  • Seamen's Compensation Act 1911 (Cth),
  • Lighthouse Act 1911 (Cth),
  • seafarer welfare,
  • aids to navigation,
  • workers compensation,
  • general average,
  • Jason Clause
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Abstract

In this address, Bonner looks at the years 1911-1912 in maritime law. It was during these years that the Titanic sank, and subsequent investigations and conventions led to some semblance of international uniformity and, eventually, the establishment of the IMO. In Australia, the Navigation Act, Lighthouse Act, and Seamen's Compensation Act were all enacted, and several important maritime developments also took place in New Zealand.

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