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Admiralty Rules 1988

Statutory Rules No. 269, 1988
made under the

Admiralty Act 1988

Compilation No. 8

Compilation date:    1 July 2016

Includes amendments up to: F2016L00726

Registered:    6 July 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Admiralty Rules 1988 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Name of Rules
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Marshal and Registrar
5 Headings of documents
5A Service of certain documents and notices
6 Operation of these Rules
6A Relief from rules
Part II—Caveats
Division 1—Caveats against arrest
7 Caveats against arrest
8 Undertaking by caveator
9 Caveator to give bail
Division 2—Caveats against release
10 Caveats against release
11 Caveats may be set aside
Division 3—General
12 Caveats in force for 12 months
13 Withdrawal of caveats
14 Registers
Part III—Parties
15 Actions in rem: parties
16 Actions in rem: ship or property
17 Amendment of process
Part IV—Process
Division 1—Initiating process
18 Separate commencement of in rem and in personam actions
19 Initiating process
20 Validity of initiating process
21 Limitation proceedings
Division 2—Statements of claim
22 Statements of claim
Division 3—Appearance
23 Appearance
Division 4—Preliminary acts
24 Application
25 Preliminary acts
26 Preliminary