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The preface states that the book aims to fill the need for an up-to-date Austrlaian general text which covers the major distinct areas of maritime law, summing up the publication very well. ... The second edition is a timely update and follows the same formula as the first. All chapters have been reviewed or completely rewritten to incorporate changes in the law over the past nine years. The authors of the various chapters are well known and respected ... The second edition of 'Australian Maritime Law' will be a valuable acquisition for students of maritime law and for practitioners ... Indeed, all those in the maritime industry whose duties or activities include an involvement with maritime law will find the book of great practical assistance. Proctor (Queensland Law Society), March 2001 This is the second edition of a well-known, indeed classic, Australian textbook. ... a new edition of this book is welcome. Notwithstanding that it is the work of mnay hands, this book gives a comprehensive and thorough coverage of the main areas of maritime law from an Australian persepective. ... For the new edition, every chapter has been updated. Some have also been substantially reworked and some largely rewritten, including much new material. The result is a book which is significantly longer than the first edition and which leaves even fewer gaps in its coverage of the area. This is in line with the editor's aim to produce a comprehensive text treating every major aspect of the subject, rather than just a collection of essays about various parts of it. For that reason it can safely be used by practitioners as a textbook, notwithstanding the diversity of authorship. I think this second edition is likely to have as devoted a following as the first. The eminence of many of the authors and the thoroughness and clarity of their treatment of the subject matter make it a place which practitioners with maritime or admiralty problems will want to visit early in their research. It is a useful complement to other Australian works in the field, and an excellent stand-alone text. Law Institute Journal (Victoria), June 2001 The elite of Australia's maritime academics have gathered under Michael White's editorship aaC--| [His] second edition clothes the dry bones of legislation with the sparkling robe of insight into how cargoes are shipped, their insurance, finance, navigation and, unfortunately, their salvage. Marine environment and international law of the sea are not included, however, White's work on oil spills - Marine Pollution Laws of the Australasian Region [Federation Press], 1994 - is a most useful reference. Of particular note in the revisions to Australian Maritime Law are Alexander Street SC and Blake Larkin's amendment of the chapter on collisions and groundings to include a broader discussion of liability and maritime inquiries. aaC--| Peter McDermott expands his work on ship mortgages to include finance issues and the application of general law principles. This comprehensive chapter includes mortgages, discharge, transfers, priority, caveats and deregistration, indeed, all matters where the Shipping Registration Act 1981 has relevance to securities. The chapter concludes with admiralty's perennial controversy: the cargo securities and liens that often pose problems in practice. aaC--| White has produced yet another successful maritime law text that should be in the libraries of all commercial lawyers. Law Society Journal (NSW), Vol 39(7), August 2001 Simply to read this review does not automatically give one an appreciation of the depth of this book. I found it immensely interesting and educational. Law Society of Tasmania Newsletter, September 2001 [Despite being a specialised area of practice, maritime law] is a fun subject to read about. The chapters of this work are filled with maritime and admiralty language so vivid ... that it conjures Hornblower-like imagery of life and the law on the high seas. ... However, for those who practise in this important area, or are caught in its controversies, this work is a most valuable reference. Ethos (Law Society of the ACT), December 2001

[Despite being a specialised area of practice, maritime law] is a fun subject to read about. The chapters of this work are filled with maritime and admiralty language so vivid ... that it conjures Hornblower-like imagery of life and the law on the high seas. ... However, for those who practise in this important area, or are caught in its controversies, this work is a most valuable reference. - Ethos (Law Society of the ACT), December 2001

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