Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1964 (Qld)

Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1964

An Act relating to the carriage of passengers by air

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1964.

2 Interpretation (1) In this Act— applied provisions means the provisions of the Commonwealth Act and the Commonwealth Regulations as they apply under this Act as laws of the State. Commonwealth Act means the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 (Cwlth). Commonwealth Regulations means the regulations in force under the Commonwealth Act for the purposes of part 4 or 4A of the Commonwealth Act, other than regulations made for the purposes of section 41 of the Commonwealth Act. (2) The provisions of sections 5, 26 and 41B of the Commonwealth Act shall apply, by virtue of this Act, to the interpretation of section 4 of this Act in like manner as they apply to the interpretation of section 27 of the Commonwealth Act.

3 Act to bind Crown This Act shall bind the Crown.

4 Carriage to which Act applies (1) This Act shall apply to the carriage of a passenger where the passenger is or is to be carried in an aircraft being operated by the holder of an airline licence or a charter licence in the course of commercial transport operations under a contract for the carriage of the passenger— (a) between a place in Queensland and another place in Queensland; or (b) in the case of the holder of a charter licence—beginning at a place in Queensland and ending at that place without any intermediate landing or landings at any other place or places. (2) However, this Act does not apply to— (a) carriage to which part 4 of the Commonwealth Act applies; or (b) carriage to which the Warsaw Convention, the Hague Protocol or the Guadalajara Convention applies; or (c) carriage to which the provisions of another convention, protocol or treaty apply if the provisions have the force of law under the Commonwealth Act and are prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph by a regulation under this Act.