Articles
Paper on the Australian law which relates to International Line Cargo Shipping in Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)
Published 1995-11-05
Keywords
- international liner cargo shipping,
- Trade Practices Act 1974,
- conference carrier,
- liner conferences,
- Australian Peak Shippers' Association (APSA)
- government regulation,
- export trade,
- conference agreement,
- loyalty agreement,
- multimodal transport,
- anti-competitive conduct,
- freight rates,
- remedies,
- dispute resolution,
- Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement,
- bills of lading,
- terminal handling charges ...More
Abstract
Although this anonymous paper does not strictly have a title, the introduction explains that the paper is concerned with the Australian law which relates to International Line Cargo Shipping in Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), which includes provisions balancing the competing interests of shippers and carriers in the export trade. The paper also identifies proposed amendments to Part X by the Australian government. The author goes through the key provisions of Part X, and offers commentary on some of its problems as well as overarching themes and proposed amendments.