Western Australia

                  Pilots' Limitation of Liability Act 1962


                              Western Australia

                  Pilots' Limitation of Liability Act 1962

                                  CONTENTS

  1.  Short title      1
  2.  Interpretation   1
  3.  Limitation of liability of pilots 1
  4.  Application of Act to the Crown   1

                                    Notes

  Compilation table    2



                              Western Australia


                  Pilots' Limitation of Liability Act 1962

An Act relating to the liability of pilots.

1.    Short title


            This Act may be cited as the Pilots' Limitation of Liability
       Act 1962 1.

2.    Interpretation


            In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears - 
      pilot means a person who does not belong to, but has the conduct of,
       a ship;
      ship means a vessel that is not ordinarily propelled by oars only;
      vessel means a vessel used in navigation, other than air navigation,
       and includes a barge, lighter or like vessel.

3.    Limitation of liability of pilots


            Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act or law, but
       subject to the Navigation Act 1912 of the Parliament of the
       Commonwealth, a pilot is not liable for neglect or want of skill in
       piloting a ship beyond the amount of $200 together with the amount
       payable to him on account of pilotage in respect of the voyage in
       which he was engaged when he became so liable.

      [Section 3 amended by No. 113 of 1965 s. 8(1).]

4.    Application of Act to the Crown


            This Act binds the Crown.
                                    Notes
1     This is a compilation of the Pilots' Limitation of Liability Act 1962
    and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to
    in the following table.

                              Compilation table

|Short title      |Number  |Assent  |Commencement       |
|                 |and year|        |                   |
|Pilots'          |27 of   |4 Oct 19|4 Oct 1962         |
|Limitation of    |1962    |62      |                   |
|Liability        |        |        |                   |
|Act 1962         |        |        |                   |
|Decimal Currency |113 of  |21 Dec 1|s. 4-9: 14 Feb 1966|
|Act 1965         |1965    |965     |(see s. 2(2));     |
|                 |        |        |balance:           |
|                 |        |        |21 Dec 1965 (see   |
|                 |        |        |s. 2(1))           |
|Reprint of the Pilots' Limitation of Liability        |
|Act 1962 as at 12 Jul 2002                            |
|(includes amendments listed above)                    |