These terms and conditions
must be read having regard to the provisions of the Trade Practices
Act to the extent that those provisions are applicable to consumers
as defined under section 4B of the Act. These terms and conditions
do not have the effect of excluding, restricting or modifying rights
under the Act, which can not be excluded, restricted or modified
by agreement.
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(a)
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All and any business undertaken by "SEA
TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT (WA) PTY LTD" (hereinafter called
the company), is transacted to subject to these conditions
each of which shall be deemed to be incorporated in and to
be a condition of any agreement between the Company and its
customers. The company only deals with goods subject to these
conditions. The Company is not a common carrier and shall
accept no liability as such.
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(b)
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The Company in its sole and absolute discretion
may refuse to deal with any goods without assigning any reason
therefore.
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Any instructions given to the Company may in
the absolute discretion of the discretion of the Company be
compiled with by the Company as agent for the customer as
disclosed principal or by the Company as principal contractor
by its own servants by performing part or all of the relevant
services or by the Company employing or instructing or entrusting
the goods to others on such other conditions as they stipulate
to perform part or all of the services. The customer shall
be bound by such other conditions and shall release the Company
from liability and indemnify the Company against any claims
arising out of their acceptance.
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Customers entering into transactions of any
kind with the Company expressly warrant that they are either
the owners or the authorised agents of the owners of any and
all goods or property the subject matter of the transaction.
By entering into the transaction they accept these conditions
for themselves and for all other parties on whose behalf they
are acting and they warrant that they have authority so to
do.
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4.
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Subject to express instructions in writing given
by the customer and by the Company, the Company reserves to
itself complete freedom of choice of means route and procedure
to be followed in the handling and transportation of goods.
If in the Company's opinion it is necessary or desirable in
the customer's interests to depart from any express instructions,
the Company shall be at liberty to do so.
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5.
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Except where the Company is instructed in writing
to pack the goods the customer warrants that all goods have
been properly and sufficiently packed and/or prepared.
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6.
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The Company is entitled to retain and be paid
all brokerages commissions, allowances and other remuneration's
retained by or paid to Ship Forwarding Agents (or Freight
Forwarders) and Insurance Brokers.
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Quotations are given on the basis of immediate
acceptance and subject to the right of withdrawal before acceptance
and revision after acceptance. If any changes occur in the
rates of customs, duty, freight, warehousing, insurance premiums
or other charges applicable to the goods, quotations and charges
shall be subject to revision accordingly with or without notice.
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8.
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The customer, and the senders, owners and consignees
of any goods and their agents, if any shall be deemed to be
bound by and to warrant the accuracy of all descriptions values
and other particulars furnished to the Company for customs
consular and other purposes and shall jointly and severally
indemnify the Company against all losses, damages, expenses
and fines arising from any inaccuracy or omission, even if
such inaccuracy or omission is not due to any negligence,
willful act or omission.
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The customer and the senders, owners and consignees
and their agents, if any, shall be jointly and severally liable
for any duty, tax, impost, excise, levy, penalty, deposit
or outlay of whatsoever nature levied by ant Government or
the authorities at any port or place in connection with the
goods and for any payments, fines, expenses, loss or damage
incurred or sustained by the Company in connection therewith
and shall indemnify the Company, its servants and agents from
all claims by third parties howsoever arising in connection
with the goods.
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10.
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When goods are accepted or dealt with upon instructions
to collect freight, duties, charges or other expenses from
the consignee or any other person the customer shall remain
responsible for the same if they are not paid by such consignee
or other person.
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11.
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(1)
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The Company's charges to the customers including
freight shall be deemed fully earned on receipt of the goods
by the Company and shall be paid and non-returnable in any
event, cargo lost or non lost or a voyage or flights broken
up or abandoned. If there shall be a forced interruption or
abandonment of a voyage or flight at the port or airport of
shipment or elsewhere, any forwarding of the goods or any
part thereof shall be at the risk and expense of the customer
and the senders, owners and consignees.
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(1)
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The Company's charges to the customers including
freight shall be deemed fully earned on receipt of the goods
by the Company and shall be paid and non-returnable in any
event, cargo lost or non lost or a voyage or flights broken
up or abandoned. If there shall be a forced interruption or
abandonment of a voyage or flight at the port or airport of
shipment or elsewhere, any forwarding of the goods or any
part thereof shall be at the risk and expense of the customer
and the senders, owners and consignees.
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(2)
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All unpaid charges shall be paid in full and
without any offset counterclaim or deduction, in the currency
of the place of receipt of the goods or at the Company's option,
in the currency of the place of delivery at the TT selling
rate in effect on the day of payment. If the date determined
above falls on a day which banks are closed for business,
the rate ruling on the next succeeding business day shall
govern.
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(3)
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The Company's charges including freight have
been calculated on the basis of particulars furnished by,
or on behalf of the customer. The Company may at any time
open any container or any other package or unit in order to
re-weigh, re-measure or re-value the contents and if the particulars
furnished by or on behalf of the customer are incorrect, it
is agreed that a sum equal to either five times the difference
between the correct freight and the freight charged, or doubled
the correct freight less the freight charged, whichever sum
is smaller, shall be payable as liquidated damages to the
Company.
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No insurance will be affected except upon express
instructions as to the risks to be insured against and the
value or values to be declared in writing by the customer
and all insurance's effected by the Company subject to the
usual exceptions and conditions of the policies of the insurance
company or underwriters accepting the risk. The Company shall
not be under any obligation to effect a separate insurance
on each consignment but may declare it on any open or general
policy. Should the insurers dispute their liability for any
reason the insured shall have recourse against the insurers
only and the Company shall not be under any responsibility
or liability in relation thereto, not withstanding that the
premium upon the policy may not be at the same rate as that
charged by the Company or paid to the Company by its customer.
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13.
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The Company shall not be liable:
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for loss of or damage to goods unless such loss
or damage occurs whilst the goods are in the actual custody
of the Company and under its actual control and unless such
loss or damage is due to the willful neglect or default of
the Company or its own servants;
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(b)
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for any delay in delivery, forwarding or transit
or failure to deliver goods, any deterioration, contamination,
evaporation or any consequential loss or loss of market however
caused;
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(c)
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for failure to follow instructions given to
it by or on behalf of the customer whether or not such failure
is willful;
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(d)
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for any damage or expense arising from or in
any way connected with marks, numbers, brands, contents, quality
or description of any goods;
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(e)
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for loss or damage resulting from fire, water,
explosion or theft whether caused by negligence of the Company's
servants or otherwise.
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14.
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The Company shall not be liable under any circumstances
for loss or damage resulting from or attributable to any quotation,
statement representation or information whether oral or in
writing howsoever, wheresoever or to whomsoever made or given
by or on behalf of the Company or by the servant, employee
or agent of the Company as to the classification of the liability
for amount scale or rate of customs duty excess out of other
impost or tax applicable to any goods or property whatsoever;
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(b)
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The company does not accept responsibility or
liability in relation to any decision taken or liability incurred
on the basis of any such quotation, statement, representation
or information.
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Liability of the Company arising out of any
one incident whether or not there has been any declaration
of value of the goods, for breach of warranty implied into
these terms and conditions by the Trade Practices Act 1974
or howsoever arising, is limited to any of the following as
determined by the Company;
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(a)
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the supplying of the services again; or
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(b)
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the payment of the cost of having the services
supplied again; or
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the lesser of A$200.00 for loss of or damage
to any such goods, packages or units or A$2.00 per kilogram
of the gross weight for loss of or damage to any such goods,
packages or units or A$20.00 per package or unit lost or damaged.
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For the purposes of this clause the word "package"
shall include the contents even if particulars have been provided
or incorporated in any document of the Company.
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The Company shall be discharged of all liability
unless suit is brought in the proper forum and written notice
thereof received by the Company within six months after delivery
of the goods or the date when the goods should have been delivered.
In the event that the said time period shall be found contrary
to any Convention or law compulsorily applicable the period
prescribed by such Convention or law shall then apply but
in that circumstance only.
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In the case of carriage by sea, the value will
not be declared or inserted in the Bill of Lading for the
purpose of extending the shipowners' liability under article
IV Rule 5(a) of schedule 1 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea
Act 1991 except upon express instructions given in writing
to the customer;
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(b)
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in the case of Carriage by Air, no optional
declaration of value to increase the Air Carrier's liability
under the Carriage by Civil Aviation (Carriers liability)
Act 1959, Article 22(2) of Schedule 1 as amended by Schedule
2 will be made except upon express instructions given in writing
to the customer;
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in all other cases where there is a choice of
tariff rates according to the extent of the liability assumed
by carriers warehousemen or others no declaration of value
(where optional) will be made for the purposes of extending
liability and goods will be forwarded or dealt with at owners
risk or other minimum charges unless express instructions
in writing to the contrary are given by the consumer.
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Instructions to collect payment on delivery
(COD) in cash or otherwise are accepted by the Company upon
the condition that the Company in the matter of such collection
will be liable for the exercise of reasonable diligence and
care only.
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Perishable goods which are not taken up immediately
upon arrival or which are insufficiently addressed or marked
or otherwise not identifiable may be sold or otherwise disposed
of without any notice to the customer and payment or tender
of the net proceeds of any sale after deduction of charges
shall be equivalent to delivery. All charges and expenses
arising in connection with the sale or disposal of the goods
shall be paid by the customer.
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Non perishable goods which cannot be delivered
either because they are insufficiently or incorrectly addressed
or because they are not collected or accepted by the consignee
may be sold or returned at the Company's option at any time
after the expiration of 21 days from a notice in writing sent
to the address which the customer gave to the Company on delivery
of the goods. All charges and expenses arising in connection
with the sale or return of the goods shall be paid by the
customer. A communication from any agent or correspondent
of the Company to the effect that the goods cannot be delivered
for any reason shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.
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Except under special arrangements previously
made in writing the Company will not accept or deal with any
noxious, dangerous, hazardous or inflammable or explosive
goods or any goods likely to cause damage. Any person delivering
such goods to the Company or causing the Company to handle
or deal with any such goods (except under special arrangements
previously made in writing) shall be liable for all loss or
damage caused thereby and shall indemnify the Company against
all penalties, claims, damages, costs and expenses arising
in connection therewith and the goods may be destroyed or
otherwise dealt with at the sole discretion of the Company
or any other person in whose custody they may be at the relevant
time. If such goods are accepted under arrangements previously
made in writing they may nevertheless be so destroyed or otherwise
dealt with if they become dangerous to other goods or property.
The expression "goods likely to cause damage" includes
goods likely to harbour or encourage vermin or other pests
and all such goods as fall within the definition of hazardous
and dangerous goods in the legislation governing cartage by
road or rail in the States and Territories of Australia.
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Except under special arrangements previously
made in writing the Company will not accept bullion, coins,
precious stones, jewelry, valuables, antiques, pictures, livestock
or plants and the Company will not accept any liability whatsoever
for any such goods except under special arrangements previously
made in writing.
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Pending, forwarding and delivering goods may
be warehoused or otherwise held at any place or places at
the sole discretion of the Company at the customer's or owner's
risk and expense.
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All goods and documents relating to goods shall
be subject to a particular and general lien for moneys due
either in respect of such goods or any particular or general
balance of other moneys due from the customer, the senders,
owners or consignee to the Company. If any moneys due to the
Company are not paid within one calendar month after notice
has been given to the person from whom the moneys are due
that such goods are detained, they may be sold by auction
or otherwise at the sole discretion of the Company and at
the expense of such person and the proceeds applied in or
towards satisfaction of such particular and general lien.
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By entering into any agreement to which these
conditions apply, the customer on his own behalf and as agent
of the owner, sender and consignee agrees and further offers
to limit the liability of all servants, employees and agents
of the Company in respect to the goods and subject to the
agreement to the extent that each such servant, employee and
agent shall be protected by and entitled to the full benefit
of all provisions in these conditions excluding or restricting
tortuous liability of any kind.
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The offer herein before referred to shall be
accepted by the act of each such servant, employee or agent
in performing any function in relation to or affecting the
goods, the subject of the agreement.
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For the purposes of the foregoing provisions
of this clause the Company is and shall be deemed to be acting
as agent on behalf of and trustee for the benefit of all persons
who are or become its servants, employees or agents from time
to time and all such persons shall to this extent be and be
deemed to be parties to the agreement concerned.
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In addition to and without prejudice to the
foregoing Conditions the customer undertakes that it shall
in any event indemnify the Company against all liabilities
suffered or incurred by the Company arising directly or indirectly
from or in connection with the customer's instructions or
their implementation or the goods, and in particular the customer
shall indemnify the Company in respect of any liability it
may be under to any servant, agent or sub-contractor, or any
haulier, carrier, warehouseman, or other person whatsoever
at any time involved with the goods arising out of any claim
made directly or indirectly against any such party by the
customer or by any sender, consignee or owner of the goods
or by any person interested in the goods or by any other person
whatsoever.
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Without prejudice to any other Condition, the
Company shall have the right to enforce any liability of the
customer under these conditions or to recover any sums to
be paid by the customer under these conditions not only against
or from the customer but also if it thinks fit against or
from the sender and/or owners and/or consignees of the goods.
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The use of customers own form shall in no way
derogate from these conditions the whole of which shall, notwithstanding
anything contained in any such form, constitute terms of the
agreement so entered into. Any provision in any such form,
which is contrary to any provision of these Conditions, shall
to the extent of such inconsistency be inapplicable.
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The goods shall be deemed to have been delivered
as described unless notice of loss or of damage to the goods
indicating the general nature of such loss or damage shall
have been given in writing to the Company or to its representative
at the place of delivery before or at the same time as removal
of the goods by a representative of the person entitled to
delivery thereof or if the loss or damage be not apparent
within three consecutive days thereafter.
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30.
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No agent or employee of the Company has the
Company's authority to alter or vary these conditions.
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All the rights, immunities and exemptions from
liability in these terms and conditions shall continue to
have their full force and affect in all circumstances and
not withstanding any breach of this contract or of any of
these terms and conditions by the Company or any other person
entitled to the benefit of such provisions and irrespective
of whether such may constitute a fundamental breach of contract
or a breach of a fundamental term.
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All agreements between the Company and its customers
shall be governed by Western Australian Law and are within
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Western Australian Court.
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