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Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991

No. 160, 1991

Compilation No. 11

Compilation date:   23 August 2017

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 93, 2017

Registered:    6 September 2017

This compilation includes a retrospective amendment made by Act No. 93, 2017

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 23 August 2017 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Act to bind Crown
6 Extension to external Territories
Part 2—Application of the amended Hague Rules etc.
7 The amended Hague Rules
8 The amended Hague Rules to have the force of law
9 Interpretation
9A Determination of limits of a port or wharf
10 Application of the amended Hague Rules
11 Construction and jurisdiction
Part 4—Miscellaneous
17 Absolute undertaking to provide a seaworthy ship not implied
18 Act prevails over certain provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
19 Act not to affect operation of certain provisions
20 Repeal of the Sea‑Carriage of Goods Act 1924 etc.
21 Repeal of section 2C of the International Arbitration Act 1974 and substitution of new section
22 Regulations
Schedule 1—The