Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Goods Act 1958 - SECT 75

Signing untrue bills of lading

75. Signing untrue bills of lading

Every person who signs any receipt acknowledgment or bill of lading which
represents or purports to represent that the goods therein mentioned have been
shipped in or upon or laden on board the ship or vessel therein named, unless
such goods have in fact been so shipped or laden or unless they are at the
port where the ship is loading, and are for the purpose of shipment at the
absolute order and disposition of the master of such ship or vessel, shall be
guilty of an indictable offence.