Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00644:reg:7:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015C00644
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 2/16)
Character Range: 6773–9238

sea" covers the period during which a carrier is in charge of the goods, according to paragraph 2 of this Articlefrom the time when the goods are loaded on to the time they are discharged from the ship.
 (f) "Negotiable sea carriage document" means:
 (i) a bill of lading (other than a bill of lading that, by law, is not negotiable); or
 (ii) a negotiable document of title that is similar to a negotiable bill of lading and that contains or evidences a contract of carriage of goods by sea.
 (g) "Sea carriage document" means:
 (i) a bill of lading; or
 (ii) a negotiable document of title that is similar to a bill of lading and that contains or evidences a contract of carriage of goods by sea; or
 (iii) a bill of lading that, by law, is not negotiable; or
 (iv) a non‑negotiable document (including a consignment note and a document of the kind known as a sea waybill or the kind known as a ship's delivery order) that either contains or evidences a contract of carriage of goods by sea.
       [NOTE: These Rules do not apply to all sea carriage documents—see Article 10.]
 (h) "Writing" includes electronic mail, electronic data interchange, facsimile transmission, and entry in a database maintained on a computer system.
 2. For these Rules, goods are taken to be delivered to the consignee when they are delivered to, or placed at the disposal of:
 (a) the consignee; or
 (b) an authority to which the goods are required by law to be delivered; or
 (c) a person authorised by the consignee to take delivery of the goods.
 3. For these Rules:
 (a) a carrier begins to be in charge of goods at the time the goods are delivered to the carrier (or an agent or servant of the carrier) within the limits of a port or wharf; and
 (b) the carrier ceases to be in charge of the goods at the time the goods are delivered to, or placed at the disposal of, the consignee within the limits of the port or wharf that is the intended destination of the goods.
 4. For these Rules, the limits of a port or wharf in Australia are the limits of:
 (a) the area within the limits fixed for the port or wharf by the Comptroller‑General of Customs under paragraph 15 (1) (a) or (2) (a) of the Customs Act 1901; and
 (b) any terminal area used for cargo handling that has a common boundary with the area within the limits mentioned in paragraph (a).
 5. However, if the Minister is satisfied that, for a particular port or wharf, the limits worked out as set out in paragraph 4