Article: What Rules Apply to Other Water Craft?

These days an increasing amount of people are purchasing other types of water craft such as jet skis, paddle boards and canoes. However, just like a boat, you need to make sure you are complying with all the legal requirements for owning this type of vessel. Read more...

Article: A Guide to NSW Private Moorings

Katherine Hawes Article in Australian Boat Mag January 2016. If you want to moor your vessel on navigable waters in NSW, then you must have an annual private mooring licence. Read more here. Aust Boat Mag Jan 2016.pdf_extract

Aqua Fisheries Conferences Cambodia – Myanmar 2016

Katherine Hawes to speak at the Aqua Fisheries Conference in Cambodia and Myanmar in 2016.   For more information,  please see:   http://myanmar-aquafisheries.com/ Myanmar 28 – 30 September 2016       Cambodia 8 – 9 August...

Article: Stop and Read the Fine Print

As a marine and boat lawyer, I often come across people who have ended up disappointed and even exploited as they got carried away in the excitement of buying a boat and didn’t pay attention to that all important fine print. Download the article here: Australian...