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).
The Oar Mace of Admiralty
Latest Judgments
Recent Judgments - Federal Court
- 29 May 2025:
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd v The Ship: Yangze 22 [2025] FCA 563
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME – arrest – application for release of defendant vessel from arrest under rule 52 of the Admiralty Rules 1988 (Cth) – where vessel owners have proffered conditional security in the form of a signed letter of undertaking – whether proffered security an adequate substitute for the vessel under arrest – where proffered security…
Judge: SARAH C DERRINGTON J - 29 Apr 2025:
Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd v CSL Australia Pty Ltd (The Goliath) [2025] FCAFC 53
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW – Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims 1976 – limitation of liability for wreck – meaning and scope of Arts 2(1)(a) and (d) of the Convention – where vessel MV Goliath owned and operated by the first respondent allided with two berthed tugs owned by the appellant – where tugs sank and became wrecks – …
Judge: BURLEY, SARAH C DERRINGTON AND O'SULLIVAN JJ - 28 Oct 2024:
Nick Scali Ltd v Lion Global Forwarding Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 1247
SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION - where applicant seeks urgent release of shipping containers held by the first respondent in exchange for payment into court as security of amounts owing by the applicant to the first respondent - contractual general and particular possessory lien - whether there is a serious question to be tried as a basis for…
Judge: STEWART J
Case Law
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.
- 23 Sep 2020:
World in a box: What legal issues might yet need to be resolved and by what mechanism?
Presented by video at the Australian Academy of Law "World in a box" online seminar, by Justice Sarah Derrington.
Form & Rules
The key forms and rules for commencing these proceedings are:
Actions in rem
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Actions in personam
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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:
More LegislationResearch Links
- Arbitration
- International maritime and trade related organisations
- Maritime law associations
- Maritime security
- News and research
- Organisations - Australia
- Organisations - International
- Ports, port authorities and related government bodies - Australia
- Universities, maritime law centres, education and training
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