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COMMENTS INVITED ON LEX MARITIMA

Members are invited to provide comment on the MLAANZ Subcommittee's review of Lex Maritima by 23 March 2026.
Full information can be found here.​

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SAVE THE DATE/CALL FOR EOi – MLAANZ ANNUAL FEDERAL CONFERENCE 2026

The 51st MLAANZ annual federal conference will take place from 27th to 29th October 2026 at the InterContinental in Double Bay, Sydney. Expressions of interest for presenters are invited – please indicate your proposed topic and anticipated duration of presentation – via the following organisers:

• Lorna Anderson [email protected]
• Charles Street [email protected]
• Beth O'Connor beth.o'[email protected]

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CALL FOR JOURNAL SUBMISSIONS

Submissions are invited to the Australian & New Zealand Maritime Law Journal volume 40, 2026. Deadlines entail:

• refereed articles for issue 1 – 1 June
• refereed articles for issue 2 – 26 October
• book reviews and case notes for issue 1 – 15 June
• book reviews and case notes for issue 2 – 16 November

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NOTABLE CMI DEVELOPMENTS – EARLY 2026

Notable recent Comité Maritime International (CMI) developments include:

• ​update on nominations for CMI executive officers (including Michelle Taylor)
• CMI President's Letter No 26
• submissions invited to the yCMI Essay Prize by 31 March
• call for nominations for CMI executive officers by 10 February
• CMI president Ann Fenech shares her first letter of 2026, along with accompany documents and link to a recent newsletter

Please access the CMI page to view more information on these developments, including links to relevant documents.

MLAANZ POLICIES

A series of policies are being drafted by the MLAANZ Executive to outline expectations of aligned conduct and behaviour in a range of specific areas. These are being progressively published in \About\Polices.

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JOURNAL

Keep abreast of the latest Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, via the publication's website.

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cmi executive council announced

Comité Maritime International (CMI) has announced a renewed Executive Committee, following a recent election. MLAANZ proudly announces that immediate past president Michelle Taylor was one of the nominees for a contested position to the committee.

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DCN PROMOTION

Sydney-headquartered Australian shipping, logistics and transport publication, the Daily Cargo News (DCN), has provided special coverage to the MLAANZ 50th annual federal conference in Melbourne. The arrangement, which was secured in liaison with MLAANZ president Hamish Fletcher, sees the association in return cross-promoting DCN – including through the advert at the footer of this homepage.

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SEMAPHORE DECEMBER 2025

Please enjoy reading the December 2025 edition of Semaphore, which also features a Q&A with Wotton Kearney special counsel Neil Beadle (see teaser video below).

Pending EVENTS

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ICMA XXIII | Singapore, 22-27 March 2026 | call for papers

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51st MLAANZ annual federal conference | Sydney, 27-29 October | call for expressions of interest from presenters

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JOIN US

MLAANZ welcomes new members from any profession or industry with an interest in maritime and shipping law.

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MLAANZ NEWSLETTERS

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MEMBERSHIP MEMORIES SHARED

In the lead up to this year's MLAANZ 50th annual federal conference, some fond memories of attending past conferences and of membership overall have been kindly shared.

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50TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL FEDERAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

Presentations at last year's engaging 50th annual federal conference are available.

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