SRB Legal’s marine insurance team is made up of lawyers specialising in both marine and seafarers’ claims.
A number of our lawyers have post-graduate qualifications and specific knowledge of maritime operations and seafaring practice, which helps them provide effective and early resolutions to many of these claims. In particular, our team has a detailed understanding of the relevant legislation governing this area, including the Marine Insurance Act, Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and the Navigation Act.
The types of claims we handle:
SRB Legal’s marine insurance team regularly acts for marine insurers, both public and private, across a wide range of claims involving:
- leisure craft
- marine hull
- marine liability
- cargo
- surface freight
- advising on policy coverage and indemnity
- recovery of repair costs to marine infrastructure against ship owners/operators
- recovery of repair costs arising out of negligent work performed on vessels.
SRB Legal’s seafarers’ experience is extensive. It ranges across a broad spectrum of issues and claims types including:
- advising on liability and claims issues
- advising on constitutional issues, including the applicability of the Seafarer’s Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 and/or relevant state workers’ compensation legislation to particular claims/circumstances
- representing several clients at Fair Work Australia in relation to issues relevant to workers’ compensation provisions contained in enterprise agreements for seafarers
- representing clients at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal as the relevant body to which appeals under the Seafarer’s Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 may be made.
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