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Admiralty Act 1988

No. 34, 1988

Compilation No. 22

Compilation date: 18 February 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 3, 2022

Registered: 24 February 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Admiralty Act 1988 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 February 2022 (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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 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
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
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