Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Offshore Marine Services Alliance Pty Ltd v Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 333 File number: WAD 596 of 2015
Judge: MCKERRACHER J
Date of judgment: 30 March 2017
Catchwords: ADMIRALTY – general average – whether respondents are owners for the purpose of s 72(3) of the Marine Insurance Act 1909 (Cth) – whether the respondents otherwise have a relevant interest in property to attract liability for the purpose of s 72(3) of the Marine Insurance Act 1909 (Cth) by virtue of contractual obligations or otherwise
Legislation: Admiralty Act 1988 (Cth) ss 17, 19 Marine Insurance Act 1909 (Cth) s 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9(2), 11, 20(3), 72, 72(3), 72(7) Navigation Act 2012 (Cth) s 14(1) Shipping Registration Act 1981 (Cth) s 62 Western Australian Marine Act 1982 (WA) s 3(1)
Cases cited: Anderson v Morice (1876) 1 App Cas 713 Andre Toulemonde Wool Co Pty Ltd v Knutsen Offshore (Panama) SA (unreported, WASC, Anderson J, 26 June 1998) Austin Friars Steamship Co Ltd v Spillers & Bakers Ltd [1915] KB 833 Australian Coastal Shipping v Green [1971] 1 QB 456 Birkley v Presgrave (1801) 1 East 220 Burton & Co v English & Co (1883) 12 QBD 218 Cargo ex Galam (1863) 15 ER 883 Castle v Playford (1871-72) LR 7 Ex 98 Castle Insurance Co Ltd v Hong Kong Islands Shipping Co Ltd [1984] 1 AC 226 Cummings v Lewis (1993) 41 FCR 559 Freeman v Birch (1833) 1 Nev 8 MKB 420 Friend v Brooker (2009) 239 CLR 129 Hain Steamship Co Ltd v Tate & Lyle Ltd [1936] 2 All ER 597 Hallett v Wigram (1850) 137 ER 1018 Hingston v Wendt (1876) 1 QBD 367 Keith and Wylie v Burrows and Perks (1877) 2 App Cas 636 Kemp v Halliday (1866) 122 ER 1361 Reeves v Barlow (1884) 12 QBD 436 Scaife v Tobin (1832) 110 ER 189 Ship Hako Endeavour v Programmed Total Marine Services Pty Ltd (2013) 211 FCR 369 Strang, Steel & Co v A Scott & Co (1889) 14 App Cas 601 The 'Hellenic Glory' [1979] 1 Lloyd's Rep 425 Tisand Pty Ltd v Owners of the Ship MV Cape Moreton (Ex Freya) (2005) 143 FCR 43 Walford De Baerdemaecker & Co v Galindez Brothers (1897) 2 Com Cas 137 Walthew v Mavrojani (1869-70) LR 5 Ex 116
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