CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 160 Notice of increased charge for transport of certain goods

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 160

    (1)     If a common carrier sets an increased charge for the transport of schedule 2 packaged goods, the common carrier must clearly display, in a public part of the place where goods are received for transport, a legible notice setting out the increased charge for the transport of the goods.

    (2)     A person is bound by the notice even if the person does not have actual knowledge of it.

    (3)     If a common carrier receives schedule 2 packaged goods from a person for transport in the circumstances mentioned in section 159 (3) (Liability of carriers for certain goods worth more than $20), but does not comply with subsection (1)—

        (a)     the carrier is liable under the common law for the loss of, or damage to, the goods; and

        (b)     if the person has paid an increased charge for the transport—the carrier must refund the increased charge.