Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ESPERANCE PORT AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 1969 - REG 83

83 .         General responsibility of Port Authority

        (1)         Goods for which a receipt has not been given by the Port Authority shall not be deemed, for any purpose, to be in the custody of the Port Authority and the Port Authority is not responsible for the safe custody, or for any loss or damage to those goods, however occasioned.

        (2)         The Port Authority is not responsible for the weight, size, character, or condition of the contents of any packages, and, in any event, the Port Authority is not liable for a greater value in regard to any goods than is stated upon a ship’s receipts, bills of lading, manifests, or other documents relating to those goods as regards declarations of values; and, for the purposes of this regulation, the Port Authority may rely on, and the owners of the goods are bound by, all statements, exceptions, and conditions endorsed upon any ship’s document relating to the goods.