Iran Amanat v Kmp Coastal Oil

[1999] HCA 11
Judgment date
Case number
S22/1998
Before
Gleeson CJ, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne JJ
Catchwords

Admiralty – Jurisdiction – Action in rem – General maritime claim – Whether ship owner a "relevant person" – Arrest of surrogate or sister ship.

Words and phrases – "relevant person".

Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth), ss 3(1), 4(3)(m), 9, 10, 17, 19.