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Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
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C2004C02624
15 September 1997
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30 June 1998
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
2A When Part 3 and Schedule 2 may commence
3 Object of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Act to bind Crown
6 Extension to external Territories
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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
10 Application of the amended Hague Rules
11 Construction and jurisdiction
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Part 3—Application of the Hamburg Rules etc.
12 The Hamburg Rules
13 The Hamburg Rules to have the force of law
14 Interpretation
15 Application of the Hamburg Rules
16 Construction
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
17 Absolute undertaking to provide a seaworthy ship not implied
18 Act prevails over certain provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974
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 amended Hague Rules (unmodified text)
Schedule 2—The Hamburg Rules
