Maritime Union of Australia v Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development

[2015] FCAFC 187

Full Court of the Federal Court17 December 2015

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Catchwords

1. Admiralty
1. licence not invalid on basis that it did not specify a single port of loading
1. application and licence not invalid for specifying ports of loading disjunctively
1. ascertainment of who was actual applicant for a licence where identity of applicant in application not clear

Quick Take

Loading ports in coastal trading licence applications may be specified disjunctively (as a port range), the description 'dry bulk' sufficiently specifies mode of transport for bulk cargoes, and non-compliance with the s 30 publication requirement does not necessarily invalidate a granted licence.