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Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Other commercial matters - Carriage of goods - Liability of contracting carriers

257: When responsibility for goods begins

You could also call this:

“When the carrier starts looking after your stuff during shipping”

You should know when a carrier becomes responsible for goods they’re transporting. The carrier starts being responsible as soon as they accept the goods for carrying, based on their agreement.

If the goods are coming from outside New Zealand to somewhere in New Zealand, it’s a bit different. In this case, the carrier only becomes responsible once the international part of the journey is finished.

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Part 5 Other commercial matters
Carriage of goods: Liability of contracting carriers

257When responsibility for goods begins

  1. The responsibility of the contracting carrier for goods begins when the goods are accepted for carriage in accordance with the contract.

  2. However, the responsibility of a contracting carrier who contracts for the carriage of goods from a destination outside New Zealand to a destination in New Zealand begins when the international carriage of those goods ends.

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