Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD TRANSPORT) REGULATION 2010 (NO 12 OF 2010) - REG 134

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person consigns dangerous goods for transport in a vehicle; and

        (b)     the prime contractor or driver of the vehicle does not have transport documentation that complies with the ADG code, chapter 11.1 for the goods.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person consigns dangerous goods for transport; and

        (b)     the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the goods will be divided into, and transported in, separate loads; and

        (c)     the prime contractor, or the driver of each vehicle transporting the load, has not been given separate transport documentation that complies with the ADG code, chapter 11.1 for each load.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

    (4)     Strict liability applies to subsection (3) (c).