17Who is a consignor

17 Who is a consignor

A consignor of goods is: (a) a person who, with that person’s authority, is named or otherwise identified as the consignor of the goods in the transport documentation relating to the transport of the goods by road; or (b) a person who engages an operator of a vehicle or combination, either directly or indirectly or through an agent or other intermediary, to transport the goods by road; or (c) a person who has possession of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported by road; or (d) a person who loads a vehicle with the goods, for transport by road, at a place where goods in bulk are stored or temporarily held and that is unattended (except by a driver of the vehicle, a trainee driver or any person necessary for the normal operation of the vehicle) during loading; or (e) if paragraphs (a) to (d) do not apply to the person or anyone else, and the goods are imported into Australia—a person who imports the goods.