Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims Act 1989. Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1989 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to give effect to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976, and for related purposes. Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Navigation Liability/compensation Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act regulates certain matters in relation to adoption by the Commonwealth of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, such as definition of the application sphere of the Convention, the definition of priority of certain claims, determination of the limit of that liability by the court, evidence of matters regarding the status of other countries vis-à-vis the Convention, and regulation making powers of the Governor General. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au