19Compensation for undue detention or delay

19 Compensation for undue detention or delay

(1) If a ship is unduly detained or delayed under this Act, then the Authority is liable to pay the owner reasonable compensation for any loss or damage suffered by the owner as a result of the undue detention or delay. (2) If the Authority and the owner are unable to agree on the amount of the compensation, then the owner may institute proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia for such reasonable compensation as the Court determines. (3) In this section:

unduly detained or delayed has the same meaning as in Article 13 of the Convention.