Sea-Carriage Documents Bill 1996 (Qld)

Queensland

SEA-CARRIAGE DOCUMENTS BILL 1996

SEA-CARRIAGE DOCUMENTS BILL 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 20.6... 4 Application ....... 00... eee eee 4 Definitions 2.0.0... 0. cece eet aees 4 Electronic and computerised sea-carriage documents ................. 6 Application if goods have ceased to exist, or can not be identified...... 6

PART 2—RIGHTS UNDER CONTRACTS OF CARRIAGE

Transfer of rights 2.0.0.0... 6c een eens 7 Extinguishment of previous rights... 2.0.0.0... 00 eee ee 8 PART 3—LIABILITIES UNDER CONTRACTS OF CARRIAGE Transfer of liabilities... 0... eee eee 9 Liability of original parties... 2.0.6... eee eee 9 PART 4—EVIDENCE Shipment under bills of lading ........... 0.0... cece eee eee eee 10 PART 5—MINOR AMENDMENTS Acts amended .... 2... occ eect nett eeees 10 SCHEDULE ......................... 11 MINOR AMENDMENTS MERCANTILE ACT 1867 «2.0... cece ete eee 11

PARTNERSHIP (LIMITED LIABILITY) ACT 1988 ...............0.. 11

A BILL FOR

An Act to reform the law relating to bills of lading, sea waybills and ships' delivery orders, and for other purposes

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Sea-Carriage Documents Act 1996.

Application

2. This Act applies only in relation to sea-carriage documents coming into existence on or after the commencement of this section.

Definitions 3. In this Act—

"bill of lading" means a bill of lading (including a received for shipment bill of lading) capable of transfer—

(a) by endorsement; or (b) asa bearer bill, by delivery without endorsement. "contract of carriage", in relation to a sea-carriage document, means—

(a) for a bill of lading or a sea waybill—the contract of carriage contained in, or evidenced by, the document; or