Admiralty & Maritime NPA

About this NPA

The Admiralty and Maritime NPA incorporates proceedings that relate to admiralty or maritime disputes including:

in rem proceedings
in personam proceedings
marine insurance
cargo claims
other matters including matters relating to the Navigation Act 2012 (Cth) and the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Act 2012 (Cth).

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Latest Judgments

Recent Judgments - Federal Court

1 Oct 2024: Dan-Bunkering (Singapore) Pte Ltd v The Ship Yangtze Fortune (Priorities) [2024] FCA 1149
ADMIRALTY - vessel owner's claim on demise charterer's liability to it for unpaid hire as instalments under a purchase lease - whether a general maritime claim - basis for proceeding in rem - whether charterer no longer the demise charterer at time proceeding commenced - whether charterer terminated the charter - whether owner accepted repudiation …
Judge: Stewart J
9 Aug 2024: Iveco S.P.A v The Ship Hoegh London [2024] FCA 901
ADMIRALTY - application by shipowner for release of vessel under arrest - whether vessel should be released from arrest - where writ as to arrest impermissibly cited corporations as relevant persons and melded in rem and in personam claims - costs of application for release
Judge: Stewart J
26 Jul 2024: CSL Australia Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd (The Goliath) [2024] FCA 824
SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION - Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (1976) given the force of law by the Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989 (Cth) - meaning and scope of Arts 2(1)(a) and (d) of the Convention - where vessel allided with two berthed tugs owned by Tasmanian Ports Corporation (TasPorts) - where tugs…
Judge: Stewart J

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Latest Papers & Publications

28 Jul 2022: Admiralty and maritime seminar
Updates on UK, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
18 Nov 2021: Navigating the rough seas of enforcement
AMTAC annual address, by Justice Stewart.
1 Sep 2021: Introductory remarks to MLAANZ marine insurance webinar
Webinar presented by Justice Stewart.

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Practice Notes

Central Practice Note (CPN-1)
Admiralty & Maritime Practice Note (A&M-1)

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Form & Rules

The key forms and rules for commencing these proceedings are:

Actions in rem

Forms:	Admiralty Form 6 – Writ Admiralty Form 8 – Statement of claim: Action in rem
Rules:	Admiralty Rules 15, 16, 19, 22(2) & 30

Actions in personam

Forms:	Form 15 – Originating application Form 17 – Statement of claim
Rules:	Federal Court Rules 8.01(1), 8.04(1) and 8.05(1)(a)

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Arresting a Vessel

Admiralty Marshals are available to arrest a vessel anywhere in Australia at any time on any day of the year.

This section details how to contact the registry and make an application for an arrest.

Legislation

Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth)
Admiralty Rules 1988 (Cth)

The admiralty and maritime work of the Court is not limited to proceedings under the Admiralty Act and Admiralty Rules, see also:

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