Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsAct No. 2 of 1959 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 27 December 2011
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 46 of 2011
The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of
amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and
Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra
Contents
Part I--Preliminary 1
1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1
5............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1
5A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 4
6............ Extension to Territories ....................................................................... 4
7............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 5
8............ Texts of Conventions .......................................................................... 5
9............ Conversion of SDR to Australian dollars ........................................... 5
Part IA--Carriage to which the 1999 Montreal Convention applies 6
9A......... Definitions .......................................................................................... 6
9B......... The 1999 Montreal Convention to have force of law .......................... 6
9C......... Limitation of liability for Australian international carriers ................... 6
9D......... Liability in respect of death ................................................................. 7
9E.......... Liability in respect of injury ................................................................ 9
9F.......... Certain liabilities not excluded ............................................................. 9
9G......... Proceeds of insurance policies etc. ...................................................... 9
9H......... Contributory negligence .................................................................... 10
9J.......... Action against a State Party to the 1999 Montreal Convention which undertakes carriage by air 11
9K......... Evidence of certain matters ................................................................ 11
9L.......... Jurisdiction of State courts preserved ................................................ 12
Part II--Carriage to which the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol apply 13
10.......... Definition .......................................................................................... 13
11.......... Convention to have force of law ....................................................... 13
11A....... Limitation of liability for Australian international carriers ................. 13
12.......... Liability in respect of death ............................................................... 14
13.......... Liability in respect of injury .............................................................. 15
14.......... Certain liabilities not excluded ........................................................... 16
15.......... Proceeds of insurance policies etc. .................................................... 16
16.......... Contributory negligence .................................................................... 17
17.......... Actions against Parties to the Convention who undertake carriage by air 17
18.......... Evidence of certain matters ................................................................ 18
19.......... Jurisdiction of State courts preserved ................................................ 18
Part III--Carriage to which the Warsaw Convention without the Hague Protocol applies 19
20.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 19
21.......... Provisions of Convention to have force of law ................................. 19
21A....... Limitation of liability for Australian international carriers ................. 19
22.......... Evidence of certain matters ................................................................ 20
23.......... Conversion of francs ......................................................................... 21
24.......... Adoption of certain provisions of Part II .......................................... 21
24A....... Jurisdiction of State courts preserved ................................................ 21
25.......... Duration of Part [see Note 2] ............................................................ 21
Part IIIA--Carriage to which the Guadalajara Convention applies 22
25A....... Provisions of Convention to have force of law ................................. 22
25B....... Modification of Parts II and III ......................................................... 22
25C....... Evidence of certain matters ................................................................ 22
Part IIIC--Carriage to which the Montreal No. 4 Convention applies 23
25J........ Interpretation ..................................................................................... 23
25K....... Effect of Convention in Australia ...................................................... 23
25L........ Application of certain provisions of Part IV ..................................... 23
25M...... Jurisdiction of State courts preserved ................................................ 23
25N....... Evidence of certain matters ................................................................ 24
Part IV--Other carriage to which this Act applies 25
26.......... Interpretation ..................................................................................... 25
27.......... Application of Part ............................................................................ 26
28.......... Liability of the carrier for death or injury .......................................... 27
29.......... Liability of the carrier in respect of baggage ...................................... 28
30.......... Complaint to be made in respect of baggage ..................................... 29
31.......... Limitation of liability ......................................................................... 30
32.......... Contracting out .................................................................................. 32
33.......... Servants and agents of carrier ........................................................... 32
34.......... Limitation of actions .......................................................................... 32
35.......... Liability in respect of death ............................................................... 33
36.......... Liability in respect of injury .............................................................. 34
37.......... Certain liabilities not excluded ........................................................... 34
38.......... Proceeds of insurance policies etc. .................................................... 35
39.......... Contributory negligence .................................................................... 35
40.......... Regulations relating to passenger tickets and baggage checks ........... 36
41.......... Application of Part to cargo .............................................................. 36
Part IVA--Carriers to be insured against liability to passengers for death or personal injury 37
Division 1--Preliminary 37
41A....... Object of Part .................................................................................... 37
41B....... Definitions ........................................................................................ 37
41C....... Acceptable contracts of insurance and adequate financial arrangements 38
41D....... Insurer's liability not affected by exclusions or breaches .................. 39
Division 2--Insurance requirements 40
41E........ Carriers to be covered by acceptable insurance ................................. 40
41F........ Conduct by directors, servants and agents ........................................ 40
41G....... Grounds of cancellation of contract of insurance not affected ........... 42
41H....... Conflict of laws ................................................................................. 42
41J........ Injunctions ........................................................................................ 42
Division 3--Auditing 44
41JA..... Auditing ............................................................................................ 44
41K....... Audit regulations ............................................................................... 44
Division 4--Miscellaneous 45
41L........ Delegation ......................................................................................... 45
41M...... Saving ............................................................................................... 45
Part V--Miscellaneous 46
41N....... Corresponding State laws may confer functions and powers on Commonwealth authorities and officers 46
42.......... Stowaways ........................................................................................ 46
43.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 47
Schedules 48
Schedule 1A--The 1999 Montreal Convention 48
Schedule 1--Convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air 75
Chapter I--Scope--Definitions 75
Chapter II--Documents of Carriage 76
Chapter III--Liability of the Carrier 81
Chapter IV--Provisions Relating to Combined Carriage 85
Chapter V--General and Final Provisions 85
Schedule 2--The Warsaw Convention as amended at the Hague 89
Chapter II--Documents of Carriage 90
Chapter III--Liability of the Carrier 95
Chapter IV--Provisions Relating to Combined Carriage 99
Chapter V--General and Final Provisions 100
Chapter I--Amendments to the Convention 102
Chapter II--Scope of Application of the Convention as Amended 102
Chapter III--Final Clauses 102
Schedule 3--Convention 106
Schedule 5--The Montreal No. 4 Convention 112
Chapter I--Scope--Definitions 112
Chapter II--Documents of Carriage 113
Chapter III--Liability of the Carrier 118
Chapter IV--Provisions Relating to Combined Carriage 124
Chapter V--General and Final Provisions 124
Chapter I--Amendments to the Convention 127
Chapter II--Scope of Application of the Convention as Amended 127
Chapter III--Final Clauses 127
Notes 131
An Act relating to Carriage by Air
Notes to
the
Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act
1959 Note 1 The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 as
shown in this
compilation comprises
Act No. 2, 1959 amended as indicated in the Tables below. All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or
transitional provisions prior to 24 March 1998 is not included in this
compilation. For subsequent
information see Table A. Table of Acts
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Act |
Number |
Date |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
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2, 1959 |
21 Apr 1959 |
Part II (ss. 10-19): 1 Nov 1963 (see Gazette 1963, |
|
|
|
38, 1962 |
28 May 1962 |
Ss. 1, 2, 6 and 9: Royal Assent |
S. 2(2) |
|
|
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966 |
93, 1966 |
29 Oct 1966 |
1 Dec 1966 |
-- |
|
54, 1970 |
25 June 1970 |
1 Aug 1970 (see Gazette 1970, |
S. 8 |
|
|
Statute Law Revision Act 1973 |
216, 1973 |
19 Dec 1973 |
31 Dec 1973 |
Ss. 9(1) and 10 |
|
91, 1976 |
20 Sept 1976 |
20 Sept 1976 (a) |
S. 4 |
|
|
126, 1976 |
24 Nov 1976 |
24 Nov 1976 |
S. 3(2) |
|
|
71, 1982 |
6 Sept 1982 |
S. 3: 1 Feb 1983 (see Gazette 1983, No. G3,
p.220) |
S. 4(2) |
|
|
39, 1983 |
20 June 1983 |
S. 3: 18 July 1983 (b) |
S. 7(1) |
|
|
Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988 |
6, 1988 |
9 Mar 1988 |
Ss. 15, 16, 52(2), 55, 57, 60 and 69(2): 30 Apr 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S117) |
-- |
|
63, 1988 |
15 June 1988 |
Part III (ss. 17-32), s. 98, Part IX |
S. 100(1)- |
|
|
189, 1991 |
11 Dec 1991 |
Ss. 9, 11(1) and 13(1): (ca) |
S. 2(2) (rep. by 111, 2009, Sch. 1 [item 8]) |
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as amended by |
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|
|
|
|
111, 2009 |
16 Nov 2009 |
Schedule 1 (items 8-10): 17 Nov 2009 |
-- |
|
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196, 1992 |
21 Dec 1992 |
Schedule (Part 2): 10 Mar 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. GN17) (d) |
-- |
|
|
Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993 |
5, 1994 |
18 Jan 1994 |
S. 3 (item 43): Royal Assent (e) |
-- |
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89, 1995 |
20 July 1995 |
S. 3 (item 26): |
-- |
|
|
95, 1995 |
27 July 1995 |
S. 3 (Part E [items 1-8]): Royal Assent (g) |
-- |
|
|
1, 1998 |
24 Mar 1998 |
Schedule 1: Royal Assent (h) |
Sch. 1 (item 13) [see Table A] |
|
|
95, 1998 |
23 July 1998 |
Schedule 4: Royal Assent (i) |
-- |
|
|
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 |
143, 2001 |
1 Oct 2001 |
2 Oct 2001 |
S. 4 [see Table A] |
|
Insurance and Aviation Liability Legislation Amendment Act 2002 |
96, 2002 |
10 Nov 2002 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-4): 23 July 1998 (see s. 2) |
-- |
|
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (Mutual Recognition with New Zealand) Act 2006 |
102, 2006 |
16 Sept 2006 |
Schedule 1 (items 39, 40): 30 Mar 2007 ( see F2007L00796) |
-- |
|
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007 |
21, 2007 |
15 Mar 2007 |
Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) |
-- |
|
73, 2008 |
3 July 2008 |
Schedule 4 (items 118-147): 4 July 2008 |
-- |
|
|
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008 |
79, 2008 |
12 July 2008 |
Schedule 1 (items 1-10) and Schedule 2: 24 Jan 2009 (see F2008L04662) |
-- |
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as amended by |
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|
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87, 2008 |
20 Sept 2008 |
Schedule 2 (item 54): (see 87, 2008 below) |
-- |
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87, 2008 |
20 Sept 2008 |
Schedule 2 (items 29-48, 49(4), (7), 50(2), (3)): 20 Mar 2009 |
Sch. 2 (items 48, 49(4), (7), 50(2), (3), 53) [see Table A] |
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|
Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 |
144, 2008 |
9 Dec 2008 |
Schedule 11 (items 1, 2): (k) |
-- |
|
111, 2009 |
16 Nov 2009 |
Schedule 1 (item 7): 17 Nov 2009 |
-- |
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|
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 |
5, 2011 |
22 Mar 2011 |
Schedule 1 (items 11-14): Royal Assent |
-- |
|
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 |
46, 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
Schedule 2 (items 360, 361) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 |
Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A] |
(a) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by section 3 only of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:
(7) The amendments of each other Act specified in the Schedule made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.
(b) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(c) Subsection 2(3) of the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988 provides as follows:
(3) Subsection 52(1) shall come into operation on the day after subsection 11(3) is complied with.
The date on which the Australian Airlines Limited certified that the requirements of subsection 11(3) had been complied with was 28 June 1988.
(ca) The proposed amendments of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 made by the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Amendment Act 1991 were repealed by the Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Act 2009 before a date was fixed for their commencement.
(d) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by the Schedule (Part 2) only of the Qantas Sale Act 1992, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(e) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by the Schedule (item 43) only of the Transport and Communications Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1993, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to subsections (2) to (10) (inclusive), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(f) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by the Transport Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1995, subsections 2(2) and (3) of which provide as follows:
(2) The items in the Schedule (other than items 23 and 30) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) If an item in the Schedule (other than item 23 or 30) does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
(g) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(h) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 1 only of the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:
(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(i) The Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was amended by Schedule 4 only of the Aviation Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:
(5) The remaining provisions of this Act (including items 9, 10 and 11 of Schedule 1) commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(j) Subsection 2(1) (items 3-5) of the Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Commencement information |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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3. Schedule 2, Part 1 |
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period. |
20 March 2009 |
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4. Schedule 2, items 51, 52 and 53 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3; and (b) the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008. However, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. |
20 March 2009 (paragraph (a) applies) |
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5. Schedule 2, item 54 |
Immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Measures) Act 2008. However, if that Schedule commences before the provision(s) covered by table item 3, the provision(s) covered by this table item do not commence at all. |
Does not commence |
(k) Subsection 2(1) (items 30 and 31) of the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008 provides as follows:
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Provision(s) |
Commencement |
Date/Details |
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30. Schedule 11, Part 1 |
The later of: (a) the start of the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) immediately after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Amendments) Act 2008. |
24 January 2009 (paragraph (b) applies) |
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31. Schedule 11, Part 2 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if Schedule 2 to the Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment (1999 Montreal Convention and Other Amendments) Act 2008 does not commence on or before the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
Does not commence |
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Part I |
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S. 2...................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 3...................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962 |
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rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 4...................................... |
rep. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 5...................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962; No. 216, 1973; No. 126, 1976; No. 6, 1988; No. 189, 1991; No. 196, 1992; No. 96, 2002; No. 21, 2007; Nos. 79 and 144, 2008; Nos. 5 and 46, 2011 |
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S. 5A................................... |
ad. No. 143, 2001 |
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S. 6...................................... |
am. No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 7...................................... |
rs. No. 1, 1998 |
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S. 8...................................... |
rs. No. 189, 1991 |
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am. No. 79, 2008; No. 111, 2009; No. 5, 2011 |
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S. 9...................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962; Nos. 91 and 126, 1976 |
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rs. No. 189, 1991 |
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Part IA |
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Part IA................................. |
ad. No. 79, 2008 |
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Ss. 9A-9H........................... |
ad. No. 79, 2008 |
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Ss. 9J-9L............................ |
ad. No. 79, 2008 |
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Part II |
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S. 10.................................... |
rs. No. 189, 1991 |
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S. 11A................................. |
ad. No. 95, 1995 |
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am No. 95, 1998; No. 96, 2002 |
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S. 12.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 95, 1998; Nos. 73, 79 and 144, 2008 |
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S. 14.................................... |
am. No. 54, 1970; No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 15.................................... |
am. Nos. 73, 79 and 144, 2008 |
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S. 16.................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962; No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 19.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 39, 1983 |
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Part III |
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S. 20.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 21A................................. |
ad. No. 95, 1995 |
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am No. 95, 1998; No. 96, 2002 |
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S. 22.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 24.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 24A................................. |
ad. No. 189, 1991 |
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S. 25.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 39, 1983; No. 46, 2011 |
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Part IIIA |
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Part IIIA .............................. |
ad. No. 38, 1962 |
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Ss. 25A, 25B....................... |
ad. No. 38, 1962 |
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am. No. 126, 1976; No. 189, 1991 |
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S. 25C................................. |
ad. No. 38, 1962 |
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Part IIIC |
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Part IIIC .............................. |
ad. No. 189, 1991 |
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Ss. 25J-25N....................... |
ad. No. 189, 1991 |
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Part IV |
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S. 26.................................... |
am. No. 54, 1970; No. 71, 1982; No. 39, 1983; No. 63, 1988; No. 95, 1995; No. 102, 2006; Nos. 79 and 87, 2008 |
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S. 27.................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962; No. 54, 1970; No. 216, 1973; No. 6, 1988; No. 189, 1991; No. 196, 1992; No. 79, 2008 |
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Ss. 29, 30............................ |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 31.................................... |
am. No. 93, 1966; No. 54, 1970; No. 126, 1976 |
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rs. No. 71, 1982 |
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am. No. 95, 1995; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 33.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 34.................................... |
am. No. 73, 2008 |
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S. 35.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 95, 1998; Nos. 73, 79 and 144, 2008 |
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S. 37.................................... |
am. No. 54, 1970; No. 216, 1973 |
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S. 38.................................... |
am. Nos. 73, 79 and 144, 2008 |
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S. 39.................................... |
am. No. 38, 1962; No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 40.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976 |
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S. 41.................................... |
am. No. 189, 1991; No. 73, 2008 |
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Part IVA |
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Part IVA .............................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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Division 1 |
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Heading to Div. 1 of Part IVA........................... |
ad. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41A................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 79, 2008 |
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S. 41B................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 1, 1998; No. 79, 2008 |
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rs. No. 87, 2008 |
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am. No. 87, 2008 |
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Heading to s. 41C............. |
rs. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41C................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 1, 1998; Nos. 79 and 87, 2008 |
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S. 41CA............................... |
ad. No. 1, 1998 |
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rep. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41D................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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Division 2 |
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Heading to Div. 2 of Part IVA........................... |
ad. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41E................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 1, 1998; No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41F................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 143, 2001 |
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Ss. 41G, 41H...................... |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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S. 41J.................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 1, 1998; No. 87, 2008 |
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Division 3 |
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Heading to Div. 3 of Part IVA........................... |
ad. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41JA............................... |
ad. No. 87, 2008 |
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Heading to s. 41K.............. |
rs. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41K................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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am. No. 1, 1998; No. 87, 2008 |
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Division 4 |
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Heading to Div. 4 of Part IVA........................... |
ad. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41L.................................. |
ad. No. 89, 1995 |
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rs. No. 1, 1998 |
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am. No. 87, 2008 |
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S. 41M................................. |
ad. No. 1, 1998 |
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Part V |
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S. 41N................................. |
ad. No. 1, 1998 |
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S. 42.................................... |
am. No. 126, 1976; No. 189, 1991; Nos. 73 and 79, 2008 |
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S. 43.................................... |
am. No. 189, 1991 |
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Heading to The Schedules...................... |
rep. No. 126, 1976 |
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Heading to Schedules...... |
ad. No. 126, 1976 |
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Schedule 1A |
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Schedule 1A....................... |
ad. No. 79, 2008 |
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Schedule 1 |
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Heading to the First.......... |
rep. No. 126, 1976 |
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Heading to Schedule 1..... |
ad. No. 126, 1976 |
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Note to Schedule 1 heading.......................... |
rs. No. 79, 2008 |
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Schedule 2 |
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Heading to the Second ... |
rep. No. 126, 1976 |
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Heading to Schedule 2..... |
ad. No. 126, 1976 |
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Note to Schedule 2 heading.......................... |
rs. No. 79, 2008 |
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Schedule 2......................... |
rs. No. 189, 1991 |
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Schedule 3 |
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Heading to the Third........ |
rep. No. 126, 1976 |
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Heading to Schedule 3..... |
ad. No. 126, 1976 |
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Note to Schedule 3 heading.......................... |
rs. No. 79, 2008 |
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Third Schedule.................. |
ad. No. 38, 1962 |
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Note to Schedule 4 heading.......................... |
rs. No. 79, 2008 |
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rep. No. 5, 2011 |
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Schedule 4......................... |
ad. No. 189, 1991 |
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rep. No. 5, 2011 |
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Schedule 5 |
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Note to Schedule 5 heading.......................... |
rs. No. 79, 2008 |
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Schedule 5......................... |
ad. No. 189, 1991 |
Note 2
Subsection 25(1)--As at 27 December 2011, no Proclamation had been published in the Gazette and no denunciation by Australia of the Warsaw Convention had been made.
Table A
Application, saving or transitional provisions
Civil Aviation Legislation Amendment Act 1998 (No. 1, 1998)
Schedule 1
13 Modification of regulations
(1) Any regulations that were in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule for the purposes of Part IVA of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 as in force at that time have effect as if references in those regulations to the Minister were references to CASA.
(2) Subitem (1) does not prevent regulations that have effect as mentioned in that subitem from being amended or repealed by further regulations made under the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959.
Transport and Regional Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 143, 2001)
(1) Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.
(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.
Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences and Carriers' Liability Insurance) Act 2008 (No. 87, 2008)
Schedule 2
48 Definition
In this Division:
commencement time means the time at which this Part commences.
49 Application provisions
(4) The amendments made by items 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26 and 29 of this Schedule apply in relation to a flight or operation:
(a) conducted or carried out at or after the commencement time; and
(b) covered by an AOC issued before, at or after the commencement time.
(7) The amendments made by items 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 and 43 of this Schedule apply in relation to a passenger-carrying operation engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, at or after the commencement time.
50 Saving provisions
(2) If, immediately before the commencement time, a notice given under subsection 41C(1) or 41CA(1) of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 was in force, the notice has effect, from the commencement time, as if it had been given under section 41JA of that Act as amended by this Part.
(3) If, immediately before the commencement time, regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 41K(a), (b) or (c) of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959 were in force, the regulations have effect, from the commencement time, as if they had been made for the purposes of that paragraph as in force at the commencement time.
53 Saving provision
(1) In this item:
Part 1 commencement time means the time at which Part 1 of this Schedule commences.
Part IA notice means a notice given under subsection 41C(1) or 41CA(1) of the Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1959, as in force before the Part 1 commencement time, in relation to carriage to which Part IA of that Act applies.
(2) If, immediately before the Part 1 commencement time, a Part IA notice was in force, the notice has effect, from the commencement of this item, as if it had been given under section 41JA of that Act as in force at the commencement of this item.
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)
Schedule 3
10 Saving--appointments
The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.
11 Transitional regulations
The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.