Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) An admiralty proceeding which is a Commonwealth proceeding shall be entered in the List—
(a) upon the issue of the initiating process; or
(b) where it is transferred to the Court, upon transfer.
Note
See Order 28A of Chapter I.
(2) The originating process in an admiralty proceeding which is not a Commonwealth proceeding may, at the option of the plaintiff, be marked in the top left-hand corner with the words "In the Admiralty List" and, upon the filing of the originating process so marked, the proceeding shall be entered in the List.
Note
See Order 28A of Chapter I.
(3) A party to an admiralty proceeding which is not a Commonwealth proceeding and in which the originating process has not been marked in accordance with paragraph (2) may, within 14 days after appearance or, where it is transferred to the Court, within 14 days after transfer, apply to the Judge in Admiralty for an order entering the proceeding in the List.
Note
See Order 28A of Chapter I.
(4) The Judge in Admiralty may, on the Judge's own motion, direct that a proceeding be entered into the List if satisfied that the proceeding should be heard and determined in the List.