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Civil Aviation Act 2023

International and domestic carriage of passengers and goods by air - International carriage by air

254: Interpretation in this subpart

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. The Additional Protocol refers to a specific agreement that is part of the Warsaw Convention. You can find more details about this in the Schedule 4 link.

The law also talks about other agreements like the Guadalajara Convention, which you can find in Schedule 5, and the Montreal Convention, which is in Schedule 6. These are all international agreements that relate to air travel. They help countries agree on rules for things like passenger safety and cargo transport.

In this law, a court can include an arbitrator, who is someone who helps resolve disputes, or the Disputes Tribunal, which is a special group that helps people resolve disagreements. However, the Disputes Tribunal is not used for cases involving passenger injury or death. You should know that the law uses specific terms like the Warsaw Convention, the Hague Protocol, and the Montreal Convention to refer to these international agreements.

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Part 8International and domestic carriage of passengers and goods by air
International carriage by air

254Interpretation in this subpart

  1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Additional Protocol means the Additional Protocol—

    1. that is included in the Warsaw Convention with reference to Article 2 of that Convention; and
      1. that appears before the Additional Provisions of the Hague Protocol affecting the Warsaw Convention in the amended Convention, as set out in Schedule 4

        Additional Protocol No 1 means Additional Protocol No 1 to amend the Warsaw Convention, which opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975

          Additional Protocol No 2 means Additional Protocol No 2 to amend the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol, which opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975

            amended Convention means the Convention—

            1. that is the Warsaw Convention as amended by the following protocols:
              1. the Hague Protocol:
                1. Additional Protocols Nos 1 and 2, and Protocol No 4:
                2. the English text of which is set out in Schedule 4

                  court,—

                  1. in relation to an arbitration allowed by the Montreal Convention, the amended Convention, or the Guadalajara Convention, includes an arbitrator; and
                    1. includes the Disputes Tribunal, except in any matters relating to liability for passenger injury or death

                      Guadalajara Convention means the Convention, Supplementary to the Warsaw Convention, for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Performed by a Person Other than the Contracting Carrier,—

                      1. which opened for signature at Guadalajara on 18 September 1961:
                        1. the English text of which is set out in Schedule 5

                          Hague Protocol means the Protocol to amend the Warsaw Convention that opened for signature at the Hague on 28 September 1955

                            High Contracting Party has the same meaning as in Article 40A of the amended Convention

                              Montreal Convention means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air,—

                              1. which opened for signature at Montreal on 28 May 1999:
                                1. the English text of which is set out in Schedule 6

                                  Protocol No 4 means Protocol No 4 to amend the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol that opened for signature at Montreal on 25 September 1975

                                    Warsaw Convention means the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, which opened for signature at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, and includes the Additional Protocol to that Convention.

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