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Admiralty Act 1988
No. 34, 1988
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C2019C00251 C20
30 August 2019
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31 August 2021
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Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Maritime claims
5 Application
6 Certain rights not created or affected
7 External Territories
8 Act to bind Crown
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Part II—Jurisdiction in Admiralty
9 Admiralty jurisdiction in personam
10 Jurisdiction of superior courts in respect of Admiralty actions in rem
11 Jurisdiction of other courts in respect of Admiralty actions in rem
12 Jurisdiction in associated matters
13 Restriction to Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
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Part III—Rights to proceed in Admiralty
14 Admiralty actions in rem to be commenced under this Act
15 Right to proceed in rem on maritime liens etc.
16 Right to proceed in rem on proprietary maritime claims
17 Right to proceed in rem on owner’s liabilities
18 Right to proceed in rem on demise charterer’s liabilities
19 Right to proceed in rem against surrogate ship
20 Service on and arrest of only one ship
21 Re-arrest
22 Service and arrest out of jurisdiction
23 Service and Execution of Process Act not to apply
24 Proceeds
25 Limitation of liability under Liability Conventions
26 Proceedings under Civil Liability Convention
26A Proceedings in accordance with the Bunker Oil Convention
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Part IV—Transfer and remittal of proceedings
27 Transfer
28 Remittal
29 Security in relation to stayed or dismissed proceedings
30 Power to deal with ship or other property
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Part V—Miscellaneous
31 Effect of judgment
32 Powers of Federal Court in relation to register
33 Co-ownership disputes
34 Damages for unjustified arrest etc.
35 Priorities: general maritime claims
36 Statutory powers of detention
37 Limitation periods
38 Mode of trial
39 Jurisdictional limits
40 Courts to act in aid of each other
41 Rules
42 Rules Committee
43 Regulations
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Part VI—Repeals and amendments of Imperial legislation
44 Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act
45 Repeal of certain Imperial laws
46 Merchant Shipping Act
47 Transitional
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
