Maritime and Aviation Transport Update Issue 2

29 March 2023

Michelle Taylor
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Michelle Taylor
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: 61 7 3016 5016

An accomplished lawyer with more than 25 years' experience as a litigator, Michelle specialises in maritime and transport law. Michelle features as a leading shipping and transport practitioner in Chambers, Legal 500, Doyle’s and Best Lawyers. She is also very active in the maritime and transport industries including being the Vice President of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ) and on the Executive of Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC).

Mark Sainsbury
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Mark Sainsbury
Partner
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: +61 7 3016 5033

Mark is an experienced defendant insurance lawyer who has acted for insured and insurer clients for the duration of his career. Mark's experience spans defending both professional indemnity and public liability claims across a variety of industries, with particular focus on defending claims arising from within the legal, medical and aviation arenas.

This publication offers you a variety of articles ranging from case studies to essential updates, which provide macro and micro perspectives on events, changes and challenges that shape the Maritime and Aviation Transport industry.

In this issue, we provide insight into recent and current developments including:

decarbonisation of the aviation and maritime industries
an overview of the main obligations for the transport sector arising out of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth)
a snapshot of the amendments to the Transport Safety Investigation Regulations 2021 (Cth)
a guide to the terms of reference for the Commonwealth Government’s Aviation White Paper
an introduction to the High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022
consideration of recent report into endemic wage theft in Australian freight shipping, and
a look at why foreign investment is important to the commercial aviation industry.

In addition to the feature articles, we have included a number of state-based legal developments, which may be of interest.

We hope this issue is beneficial to you and we look forward to sharing more in our next edition, available in the second half of 2023.

If there are industry-related topics you would like Sparke Helmore to cover in the future, or you have specific maritime, aviation or transport queries, contact Michelle Taylor or Mark Sainsbury.

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