Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FREMANTLE PORT AUTHORITY REGULATIONS 1971 - REG 154

154 .         General responsibility of Port Authority

        (1)         Goods, for which receipts have not been given by the Port Authority, will not be deemed for any purpose to be in the custody of the Port Authority as wharfinger, and the Port Authority will not be responsible for their safe custody, or for any loss or damage that may accrue to them in any manner whatsoever.

        (2)         The Port Authority will not be responsible for the weight, size, character or condition of the contents of packages and generally the Port Authority will not be liable for a greater value in regard to any goods, or better condition of any package, than is stated upon the ship’s receipts, bills of lading, manifest, or other documents as regards declarations of values or conditions, and for this purpose the Port Authority may rely upon, and the owners of the goods shall be bound by all statements, exceptions, and conditions endorsed upon the ship’s documents as aforesaid.