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
- 20 Aug 2020:
Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd v The Ship "Teras Bandicoot" [2020] FCA 1224
ADMIRALTY - arrest of ship - application for alternative service of arrest warrant and writ by electronic means - where vessel is in a dead-ship status and is not crewed - where service in accordance with r 30 of the Admiralty Rules 1988 (Cth) would not bring the arrest to the attention of any party - circumstances in which the discretion under r…
Judge: McKerracher J - 20 Aug 2020:
Bhagwan Marine Pty Ltd v The Ship "Lauren Hansen" [2020] FCA 1225
ADMIRALTY - arrest of ship - application for alternative service of arrest warrant and writ by electronic means - where vessel is in a dead-ship status and is not crewed - where service in accordance with r 30 of the Admiralty Rules 1988 (Cth) would not bring the arrest to the attention of any party - circumstances in which the discretion under r…
Judge: McKerracher J - 14 Jul 2020:
Condor Fresh Pty Limited v Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd [2020] FCA 993
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - service out of the jurisdiction - application to serve originating application and concise statement in Singapore - whether requirements for service out of the jurisdiction
Judge: Sc Derrington J
Case Law
Latest Papers & Publications
- 23 Sep 2020:
World in a box: Impact of containerisation on shipping transactions
Presented by video at the Australian Academy of Law "World in a box" online seminar, by Justice Stewart. - 9 Mar 2020:
The role of courts in supporting arbitration: a review of recent developments in the Asia-Pacific
Presented by video at the 21st International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Justice Stewart. - 24 Oct 2019:
The fluctuating incidence of the burden of proof under the Hague-Visby Rules: the implications of Volcafe v CSAV [2019] AC 358 for the position in Australia
Delivered as the 2019 Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture by Justice Stewart, Brisbane.
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
Generally applications for arrest of a vessel are urgent and made to the Duty Registrar in the relevant registry.
Admiralty Marshals are available to arrest a vessel anywhere in Australia at any time on any day of the year.
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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