ACS Specialised Transport Pty Ltd. Hereinafter referred to as “The Carrier” (which expression will include its servants, agents and subcontractors) is not a common carrier and will accept no liability as such. All goods carried or other services performed shall be subject only to these conditions of carriage and the Carrier reserves the right to refuse carriage of any class of goods at its discretion.
Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing no responsibility will be accepted by the Carrier for any negligence or loss of a damage miss-delivery of goods, parcels, packages, crates, or cases etc. or the contents thereof either in transit or in storage for any reason whatsoever.
The consignor authorises the Carrier to arrange with any other person, firm or company to undertake the carriage of goods hereby contracted for. In any sich arrangement the Carrier shall be deemed to act as the agent of such person, firm or company, which person, firm or company shall be entitled ti the benefit of these conditions to the same extent as the carrier.
Consignor must accept responsibility for any damage or loss of any goods whilst in the Carrier’s custody during storage or in transit by road, rail, steamship, air freighting or other means due to civil commotion, act of God, goverment intervention, war, strikes, and seizure under legal process, accident, misadventure, fire or water.
Insurance of goods will only take effect for the benefit of the Consignor upon his written instruction and then only at his expense.
The Consignor or his authorised agent shall not tender for carriage any explosive, imflammable or otherwise dangerous damaged goods without presenting a full description of these goods and, in default of doing so, shall be liable for all loss and damage caused thereby.
Freight shall be considered earned ads soon as the goods are loaded and dispatched, whether the goods are delivered to the Consignee or not and whether damaged or otherwise.
The Consignor will be and shall remain responsible to the Carrier for all it’s proper charges incurred for any reason.
The Carrier may and is hereby expressly authirised by the Consignor to carry all goods or to have them carried by any method as he in his absolute discretion deems fit and notwithstanding any instruction verbal or otherwise of the Consignor that the goods are to be carried by another method.
A charge will be made by the Carrier in repect of any delay in excess of thirty minutes in loading or unloading other than from default of the Carrier, such permissible delay period commencing upon the Carrier reporting for loading or unloading, labour for which purposes being the responsibility and at the expense of the Consignor or Consignee.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Law of the State or territory in which the consignment is issued.
Glass is not covered by insurance unless it is packaged in a crate by the Consignor.
Goods deemed sight unseen due to packaging will not be covered for loss or damage.
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