Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00080:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00080
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 14751–15454

5  Application
 (1) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, this Act applies in relation to:
 (a) all ships, irrespective of the places of residence or domicile of their owners; and
 (b) all maritime claims, wherever arising.
 (2) This Act does not apply in relation to a proceeding commenced before the commencement of this Act.
 (3) This Act does not apply in relation to a cause of action that arose:
 (a) in respect of an inland waterways vessel; or
 (b) in respect of the use or intended use of a ship on inland waters.
 (4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not have effect in relation to a cause of action if, at the time when the cause of action arose, the ship concerned was a foreign ship.