Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Any document which purports to be a bill of lading and to relate to any property which is or has been shipped and which appears to the Court to which it is tendered to be a genuine document, may be admitted in evidence on production without further proof, and when so admitted shall be prima facie evidence that the ownership of the property referred to in the document is in the consignee named therein or his assignee, and of any other relevant facts or particulars stated or referred to therein.
(2) In this section:
"bill of lading" includes manifest, shipping receipt, consignment note, delivery order or invoice, and any specification, schedule or packing list annexed thereto or incorporated by reference therein.
"shipped" means shipped or carried, or received for shipment or carriage by water, rail, road or air, to or from any port, railway station or place in Australia.