Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:110:p38
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 110 (pt 38/64)
Character Range: 1526644–1529666

original agreement unless the parties to the agreement have notified the Registrar of the matter.
 (2) The notice must be:
 (a) in the appropriate prescribed form; and
 (b) given to the Registrar in accordance with the regulations.
 (3) The notice must comply with any regulations requiring its verification (in whole or part).
 (4) Where the parties to a conference agreement give a notice under subsection (1), the Registrar may make such variations (if any) to the particulars entered in the register of conference agreements in relation to the agreement as the Registrar considers necessary or desirable to take account of the notice.

Division 7—Obligations of ocean carriers in relation to registered conference agreements

10.41  Parties to registered conference agreement to negotiate with certain designated shipper bodies etc.
 (1) The parties to a registered conference agreement shall:
 (a) take part in negotiations with a relevant designated shipper body in relation to negotiable shipping arrangements (including any provisions of the agreement that affect those arrangements) whenever reasonably requested by the shipper body, and consider the matters raised, and representations made, by the shipper body;
 (b) if the shipper body requests the parties to make available for the purposes of the negotiations any information reasonably necessary for those purposes and itself makes available for those purposes any such information requested by the parties—make the information available to the shipper body; and
 (c) provide an authorised officer with such information as the officer requires relating to the negotiations, notify an authorised officer of meetings to be held in the course of the negotiations, permit an authorised officer to be present at the meetings, and consider suggestions made by an authorised officer.
 (2) The parties to the agreement shall give each relevant designated shipper body at least 30 days notice of any change in negotiable shipping arrangements unless the shipper body agrees to a lesser period of notice for the change.
 (3) In this section:
eligible Australian contract means:
 (a) a contract entered into in Australia; or
 (b) a contract where questions arising under the contract are to be determined in accordance with Australian law.
freight rates includes base freight rates, surcharges, rebates and allowances.
negotiable shipping arrangements:
 (a) in relation to an outwards conference agreement—means the arrangements for, or the terms and conditions applicable to, outwards liner cargo shipping services provided, or proposed to be provided, under the conference agreement (including, for example, freight rates, charges for inter‑terminal transport services, frequency of sailings and ports of call); or
 (b) in relation to an inwards conference agreement—means:
 (i) the arrangements for, or the terms and conditions applicable to, inwards liner cargo shipping services provided, or proposed to be provided, under the conference agreement (including, for