Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD TRANSPORT) REGULATION 2010 (NO 12 OF 2010) - REG 82

    (1)     A prime contractor commits an offence if—

        (a)     the contractor transports dangerous goods in a package; and

        (b)     the package is not appropriately marked; and

        (c)     the contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that—

              (i)     the goods are dangerous goods; and

              (ii)     the package is not appropriately marked.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     if the package is large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; and

        (b)     in any other case—10 penalty units.

    (2)     A prime contractor commits an offence if—

        (a)     the contractor transports dangerous goods in a package; and

        (b)     a mark or label on the package about its contents is false or misleading in a material particular; and

        (c)     the contractor knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the mark or label is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty:

        (a)     if the package is large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; and

        (b)     in any other case—10 penalty units.