24Marking of cargo mass

24 Marking of cargo mass

24.1 The shipper of an individual article of cargo, or unitised articles of cargo of 1 tonne gross mass or more, to be loaded on or unloaded from a ship at a port in Australia, must mark the cargo with its gross mass in accordance with Schedule 9.

Note An article of cargo, or unitised articles of cargo, could include a container, a portable tank, an intermediate bulk container, a returnable cargo unit, logs, timber, steel products, break bulk and pre slung cargo.

24.2 A shipper must not provide information, or place a marking on, a unitised article of cargo mentioned in subsection 24.1, that indicates a false gross mass or a false maximum gross mass.

24.3 A marking or representation is not taken to be false if the actual mass of the unitised article of cargo is less than:

(a) the declared mass, or

(b) if no mass is declared — the SWL or maximum gross mass marked on the unitised article of cargo.