Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT 1991 No. 160 of 1991 - SECT 2

2.(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to this section, Part 3 and Schedule 2 commence on a day to be
fixed by Proclamation, being a day not sooner than the day on which the
Hamburg Convention enters into force in respect of Australia.

(3) If a Proclamation under subsection (2) is not made within 3 years after
the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, Part 3 and Schedule 2
commence at the expiration of those 3 years, unless, before that expiration,
each House of the Parliament passes a resolution:

   (a)  that Part 3 and Schedule 2 be repealed; or

   (b)  that the question of the repeal of Part 3 and Schedule 2 be
        reconsidered, in accordance with this section, after a further period
        of 3 years.

(4) If a resolution is passed in accordance with paragraph (3)(a), Part 3 and
Schedule 2 are taken to be repealed on the day on which the resolution is
passed by the second of the Houses to pass it.

(5) If a resolution is passed in accordance with paragraph (3)(b), the period
of 3 years first referred to in subsection (3) is taken to commence on the day
on which the resolution is passed by the second of the Houses to pass it.

(6) A Proclamation must not be made under subsection (2) unless the Minister
has consulted with, and given due consideration to the views expressed by,
representatives nominated by shippers, cargo owners, carriers and ship owners.