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Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959

No. 2, 1959

Compilation No. 30

Compilation date: 17 June 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 148, 2020

Registered: 23 June 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 17 June 2021 (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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
5 Interpretation
5A Application of the Criminal Code
6 Extension to Territories
7 Act to bind Crown
8 Texts of Conventions
9 Conversion of SDR to Australian dollars
Part IA—Carriage to which the 1999 Montreal Convention applies
9A Definitions
9B The 1999 Montreal Convention to have force of law
9C Limitation of liability for Australian international carriers
9D Liability in respect of death
9E Liability in respect of injury
9F Certain liabilities not excluded
9G Proceeds of insurance policies etc.
9H Contributory negligence
9J Action against a State Party to the 1999 Montreal Convention which undertakes carriage by air
9K Evidence of certain matters
9L Jurisdiction of State courts preserved
Part II—Carriage to which the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol apply
10 Definition
11 Convention to have force of law
11A Limitation of liability for Australian international carriers
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