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ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 11 Jurisdiction of other courts in respect of Admiralty actions in rem

ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 11

Jurisdiction of other courts in respect of Admiralty actions in rem

  (1)   The Governor - General may by Proclamation declare a court of a State or of a Territory to be a court to which this section applies.

  (2)   Subject to any condition or limitation (whether as to locality, subject - matter or otherwise) specified in the Proclamation, a court of a State to which this section applies is invested with federal jurisdiction, and jurisdiction is conferred on a court of a Territory to which this section applies, in respect of proceedings that may, under this Act, be commenced as actions in rem .

  (3)   Where a Proclamation has been varied or rescinded, the variation or rescission does not deprive a court of jurisdiction to hear and determine a proceeding that was pending in the court at the time of the variation or rescission.