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Emeritus Professor Sarah Derrington
Emeritus Professor

Sarah Derrington

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Overview

Background

Justice Sarah Derrington is Chair of the Admiralty Rules Committee and has been a member since 2006, and, in 2024, was appointed Chair of the United Nations Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA). She is Past President of the Maritime Law Association of Australian and New Zealand (MLAANZ) and, from 2012-2017 served on the Board of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). From 2012-223 Justice Sarah Derrington was a member of the Council of the Australian Maritime College (AMC), and from 2015-2024 served as a member of the Council of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM). She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law in 2009, of the Nautical Institute in 2013, and of the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018. From 9 January 2018 to 9 January 2023, she was President of the Australian Law Reform Commission. Justice Sarah Derrington was made an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn in 2021 and, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Justice Sarah Derrington was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia on 10 January 2018.

Justice Sarah Derrington pursued dual careers at the Bar and in the Academy, being appointed Professor of Admiralty Law in 2008. Immediately prior to her appointment to the Court, she served as Dean of Law at the University of Queensland. She is the author (with James M Turner QC of the English Bar) of The Law and Practice of Admiralty Matters, now in its second edition (OUP, 2016) and (with Dr Michael White OAM QC) of Australian Maritime Law (4th edn, Federation Press, 2020).

She was educated at The University of Queensland, from where she holds a BA (in French and German), an LLB (Hons), an LLM, and a PhD in the field of marine insurance law. She was admitted to the Bar in Queensland in 1990 and as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the ACT.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Sarah Derrington is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Law, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Law, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

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45 works between 1995 and 2016

1 - 20 of 45 works

2016

Book

The law and practice of admiralty matters

Derrington, Sarah C. and Turner, James M. (2016). The law and practice of admiralty matters. 2nd ed. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.

The law and practice of admiralty matters

2016

Book Chapter

Marine Insurance Act 1906: magnificent achievement or monstrous aberration

Merkin, Robert and Derrington, Sarah (2016). Marine Insurance Act 1906: magnificent achievement or monstrous aberration. The modern law of marine insurance. (pp. 1-39) edited by D. Rhidian Thomas. London, United Kingdom: Informa Law from Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315689630

Marine Insurance Act 1906: magnificent achievement or monstrous aberration

2015

Book Chapter

Marine insurance act 1906: magnificent achievement of monstrous aberration

Merkin, Robert and Derrington, Sarah (2015). Marine insurance act 1906: magnificent achievement of monstrous aberration. The modern law of marine insurance. (pp. 1-42) edited by Professor D. Rhidian Thomas. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Informa Law.

Marine insurance act 1906: magnificent achievement of monstrous aberration

2014

Conference Publication

Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction in Australia: "They builded better than they knew"

Derrington, Sarah C. (2014). Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction in Australia: "They builded better than they knew". International Commercial Law and Arbitration Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 22-23 August, 2013. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, University of Sydney.

Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction in Australia: "They builded better than they knew"

2014

Book Chapter

From Lord High Admiral to Archbishop of Titipu: the symbiosis between church and matters maritime

Derrington, Sarah C. (2014). From Lord High Admiral to Archbishop of Titipu: the symbiosis between church and matters maritime. The Idea of Legal History: A Tribute in Honour of Dr Michael White QC. (pp. 110-129) edited by Aladin Rahemtula and Mark Sayers. Brisbane, Australia: Supreme Court Library Queensland.

From Lord High Admiral to Archbishop of Titipu: the symbiosis between church and matters maritime

2014

Book Chapter

Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction in the United States: Same Same but Different...

Derrington, Sarah (2014). Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction in the United States: Same Same but Different.... International Commercial Law and Arbitration: Perspectives. (pp. 159-175) edited by Nye Perram. Sydney, Australia: Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law, University of Sydney.

Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction in the United States: Same Same but Different...

2012

Journal Article

Enforcement of Foreign Maritime Awards in Australia: Beware COGSA Section 11

McQueen, Peter and Derrington, Sarah (2012). Enforcement of Foreign Maritime Awards in Australia: Beware COGSA Section 11. Shipping and Transport Lawyer International, 9 (2), 22-26.

Enforcement of Foreign Maritime Awards in Australia: Beware COGSA Section 11

2012

Book Chapter

Marine oil and gas pollution spills in Australian waters

Cogliati-Bantz, Vincent, Derrington, Sarah, Forrest, Craig, Gaskell, Nick and White, Michael (2012). Marine oil and gas pollution spills in Australian waters. The regulation of international shipping: international and comparative perspectives: essays in honor of Edgar Gold. (pp. 371-400) edited by Aldo Chircop, Norman Letalik, Ted L. McDorman and Susan J. Rolston. Leiden, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. doi: 10.1163/9789004202443

Marine oil and gas pollution spills in Australian waters

2011

Journal Article

It's raining claims: Challenging decisions on insurance through the Financial Ombudsman Service

Bell, Justine and Derrington, Sarah (2011). It's raining claims: Challenging decisions on insurance through the Financial Ombudsman Service. Proctor, 31 (9), 18-20.

It's raining claims: Challenging decisions on insurance through the Financial Ombudsman Service

2010

Conference Publication

Admiralty and insolvency

Derrington, Sarah (2010). Admiralty and insolvency. International Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 27-28 November, 2009. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Ross Parsons Centre for Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law.

Admiralty and insolvency

2009

Journal Article

The Interaction Between Admiralty & Insolvency Law

Derrington, Sarah (2009). The Interaction Between Admiralty & Insolvency Law. Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, 23, 30-38.

The Interaction Between Admiralty & Insolvency Law

2008

Journal Article

Une Brève Introduction Au Droit Maritime Australien

Derrington, Sarah C. (2008). Une Brève Introduction Au Droit Maritime Australien. Annuaire De Droit Maritime Et Océanique, XXVI (1), 571-586.

Une Brève Introduction Au Droit Maritime Australien

2008

Journal Article

Towage contracts in Australia - Does your contract say what you think it does?

Derringon, Sarah (2008). Towage contracts in Australia - Does your contract say what you think it does?. Shipping and Transport Lawyer International, 7 (1), 8-10.

Towage contracts in Australia - Does your contract say what you think it does?

2008

Other Outputs

Admiralty law

Derrington, Sarah C. (2008). Admiralty law.

Admiralty law

2007

Journal Article

The continuing utility of the action in rem

Derrington, Sarah (2007). The continuing utility of the action in rem. The Law Quarterly Review, 123, 358-361.

The continuing utility of the action in rem

2007

Conference Publication

Confidentiality in arbitration: The English and Australian approaches examined

Derrington, Sarah C. and Turner, James M. (2007). Confidentiality in arbitration: The English and Australian approaches examined. 16th International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators, Singapore, 26 February - 2 March, 2007. Singapore: International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators.

Confidentiality in arbitration: The English and Australian approaches examined

2007

Book

The law and practice of admiralty matters

Derrington, S. C. and Turner, J. M. (2007). The law and practice of admiralty matters. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

The law and practice of admiralty matters

2007

Journal Article

My ship my castle: The forfeiture of property rights in the Admiralty Law context

Derrington, S. C. (2007). My ship my castle: The forfeiture of property rights in the Admiralty Law context. University of Queensland Law Journal, 26 (2), 341-351.

My ship my castle: The forfeiture of property rights in the Admiralty Law context

2007

Journal Article

An illusory distinction - The Australian and English approaches to confidentiality in arbitration: Transfield Phillipines Inc and Ors v Pacific Hydro Ltd and Ors [2006] VSC 175

Derrington, S. C. (2007). An illusory distinction - The Australian and English approaches to confidentiality in arbitration: Transfield Phillipines Inc and Ors v Pacific Hydro Ltd and Ors [2006] VSC 175. Australian and New Zealand Maritime Law Journal, 21 (2), 188-190.

An illusory distinction - The Australian and English approaches to confidentiality in arbitration: Transfield Phillipines Inc and Ors v Pacific Hydro Ltd and Ors [2006] VSC 175

2006

Journal Article

Bunkers - Not Property but Ship

Derrington, S C (2006). Bunkers - Not Property but Ship. Shipping and Transport Lawyer International, 6 (1), 20-22.

Bunkers - Not Property but Ship

Funding

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2015
    Defend or retreat? Adapting to the impacts of sea level rise as a result of rapid climate change
    ARC Super Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Assessment policy and impact on practice: sharpening the policy review process in Australian universities
    ALTC Priority Projects
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Comparative Study of Marine Insurance Law
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Emeritus Professor Sarah Derrington is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

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