ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 35 Priorities: general maritime claims
ADMIRALTY ACT 1988 - SECT 35
Priorities: general maritime claims(a) a proceeding in respect of a general maritime claim concerning a ship has been commenced under this Act against a surrogate ship; or
(b) in relation to a proceeding commenced under this Act concerning a ship, a surrogate ship has been arrested;
the order in which general maritime claims against both the ships shall be paid out of the proceeds of the sale of the surrogate ship shall be determined as if all the claims were general maritime claims against the surrogate ship.
(2) Subsection ( 1) applies notwithstanding any other
law, including a law of a State or Territory.