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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD TRANSPORT) REGULATION 2010 (NO 12 OF 2010) - REG 140

Offences—driver—emergency information holder and required emergency information

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person drives a vehicle transporting a placard load; and

        (b)     either of the following applies:

              (i)     the vehicle is not equipped with an emergency information holder that complies with the ADG code, chapter 11.2;

              (ii)     the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load provided by the consignor of the goods, or by the prime contractor for the transport of the goods, is not in the holder.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is the driver of a vehicle transporting a placard load; and

        (b)     fails to ensure that the vehicle's emergency information holder contains only—

              (i)     the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load; and

              (ii)     the transport documentation for the goods.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is the driver of a vehicle transporting a placard load; and

        (b)     fails to produce the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load for inspection by an authorised person, or a member of an emergency service, if the person or member asks the driver to produce the information for inspection.

Maximum penalty: 15 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.



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