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Government Railways Act 1904
40No liability of Authority in certain cases
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##### 40. No liability of Authority in certain cases
The Authority shall be under no liability —
(a) for loss or damage to goods which are left at or consigned to any station, siding, or stopping place marked in the time tables or rate books as stations, sidings, or stopping places at which no officer is in charge, or for any personal injury to any person at any such station, siding, or stopping place; or
(b) to provide platform accommodation at any station, siding, or stopping place; or
(c) for personal injury to any passenger who enters or alights from, or attempts to enter or alight from a carriage when such carriage is not drawn up to the platform when such accommodation is provided.
[Section 40 amended: No. 29 of 1907 s. 5; No. 78 of 1948 s. 6; No. 31 of 2003 s. 139(1); No. 19 of 2010 s. 60(4).]
[**41, 42.** Deleted: No. 32 of 1998 s. 64(2).]