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Corporations Regulations 1990
7003Exemption for bills of lading and sea waybills
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## 7003 Exemption for bills of lading and sea waybills
The following companies, registered Australian bodies and registered foreign companies are exempt from the requirement to set out the relevant information on a bill of lading or sea waybill:
(a) Austrident Shipping Agency Pty Ltd;
(b) ANL Limited;
(c) Bakke-WA Pty Limited;
(d) Blue Star Line Limited;
(e) Blue Star PACE Limited;
(f) CSR Limited;
(g) Dalgety Australia Operations Limited;
(h) Five Star Shipping & Agency Company Pty Ltd;
(i) Jebsens International (Australia) Pty Ltd;
(j) “K” Line (Australia) Pty Limited;
(k) Nedlloyd Australia Pty Ltd;
(l) OOCL (Australia) Pty Limited;
(m) Opal Maritime Agencies Pty Limited;
(n) Patrick Sleigh Shipping Agencies Pty Limited;
(o) Tasman Express Line Limited;
(p) Wilhelmsen Lines Australia Pty Ltd;
(q) Wills Shipping Pty Limited.
7004 Exemptions — quotation of ACNs and ARBNs
(1) A company is exempt from the requirement to set out the relevant information on a public document, or a negotiable instrument, of the company if:
(a) the company is registered on the Australian Business Register; and
(b) the last 9 digits of its ABN are the same, and in the same order, as the last 9 digits of its ACN; and
(c) ‘Australian Business Number’ or ‘ABN’ is displayed with the name of the company, or with 1 of the references to that name:
(i) in the case of a document or instrument in which the name appears on only 1 page — on that page; and
(ii) in the case of a document or instrument in which the name appears on 2 or more pages — on the first of those pages.
(2) A registered Australian body or registered foreign body is exempt from the requirement to set out information mentioned in paragraph 601DE (1) (b) and subsection 601DE (2) of the Corporations Law on a public document, or a negotiable instrument, of the registered body or foreign company if:
(a) the body or company is also registered on the Australian Business Register; and
(b) the last 9 digits of its ABN are the same, and in the same order, as the last 9 digits of its ARBN; and
(c) ‘Australian Business Number’ or ‘ABN’ is displayed with the name of the body or company, or with 1 of the references to that name:
(i) in the case of a document or instrument in which the name appears on only 1 page — on that page; and
(ii) in the case of a document or instrument in which the name appears on 2 or more pages — on the first of those pages.
Schedule 8 Schemes of arrangement under Part 5.1 of the Corporations Law
(regulation 5.1.01)