Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Subject to this section, this Part applies—
(a) in relation to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message—in the same way as it applies to a written sea-carriage document;
(b) in relation to the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message—in the same way as it applies to the communication of a sea-carriage document by other means.
(2) This Part applies under subsection (1) with necessary changes and in accordance with procedures agreed between the parties to the contract of carriage.
(3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), in this Part, in the application of the following terms to a sea-carriage document in the form of a data message, or the communication of a sea-carriage document by means of a data message—
"delivery" includes any form of communication which constitutes delivery under the terms of the contract of carriage;
"endorsement" includes any form of authorisation which constitutes endorsement under the terms of the contract of carriage;
"possession", in relation to the document, includes being in receipt of the document in any manner which constitutes possession under the terms of the contract of carriage;
"signed" includes authenticated in any manner which constitutes signing under the terms of the contract of carriage.
News. 91 inserted by No. 63/2010 s. 17.