Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 1912 - SECT 91

             (1)  The Supreme Court of any State, and, to the extent that the Constitution permits, the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory or the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and any Court having civil jurisdiction in respect of the amount of the claim, shall have jurisdiction to try and determine the following causes:

                     (a)  Any claim by or on behalf of a seaman of a ship for wages earned by the seaman on board the ship, whether under a special contract or otherwise;

                     (b)  Any claim by or on behalf of the master of a ship for wages earned by the master on board the ship, and for disbursements made by the master on account of the ship.