ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 17 Right to proceed in rem on owner's liabilities
ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 17
Right to proceed in rem on owner's liabilitiesWhere, in relation to a general maritime claim concerning a ship or other property, a relevant person:
(a) was, when the cause of action arose, the owner or charterer of, or in possession or control of, the ship or property; and
(b) is, when the proceeding is commenced, the owner of the ship or property;
a proceeding on the claim may be commenced as an action in rem against the
ship or property.