MARITIME - Admiralty & Maritime Law

WEDNESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2011

Admiralty Court and Maritime Law Reform Task Force, 5 October 2011, 4 p.m., Palace of Justice

The aforementioned task force was set up by the former Chief Justice, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi prior to the launch of the Admiralty Court in late 2010. Its function was to facilitate the running of the court and advising on the legislative changes that had to be made in order for the court to function effectively as a method of resolution for the maritime industry in Malaysia.

Since its formation, the task force was led by YAA Tan Sri Dato' Seri Md Raus bin Sharif. (Note: This particular meeting was held in the beautiful offices of YAA Tan Sri Raus at the Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, although when the task force first met, it was at the Jalan Duta Courts Complex) The rest of the task force is composed of members from the judiciary, industry, government and academia.

MITRANS has a seat on this task force by virtue of its unique position of being able to provide to represent academia (by being part of a public univeristy, i.e. UiTM), industry (i.e. as the secretariat and research arm of the Malaysia Logistics Council, MLC) and government (i.e. by virtue of being a consultant for various ministries).