New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf model provisions, s 106)
Without limiting section 58 (Liability of consignee), a consignee of goods is
taken to have intended the result referred to in section 58 (1) (b) if:
(a) the conduct concerned related to a freight container, and
(b) the person knew or ought reasonably to have known that:(i) a container weight declaration for the container was not provided as required by this Act, or(ii) a container weight declaration provided for the container contained information about the weight of the container and its contents that was false or misleading in a material particular.
Note: Section 58 (1) provides that a person who is a consignee of goods consigned for road transport is guilty of an offence if the person engages in conduct that results or is likely to result in inducing or rewarding a breach of a relevant mass, dimension or load restraint requirement and the person intends that result.