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Dangerous Goods Act 1985
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9 Application of Act
This Act shall not apply to—
S. 9(a) substituted by No. 62/2005 s. 141.
(a) a radiation source within the meaning of the **Radiation Act 2005**;
S. 9(b) amended by Nos 6/1987 s. 5(1)(Sch. item 3(a)), 92/1990 s. 128(Sch. 1 item 5.1), 67/1995 s. 58(Sch. 1 item 6.1), repealed by No. 26/2000 s. 30(1).
S. 9(c) substituted by No. 82/1995 s. 191.
(c) the transport of dangerous goods by ships;
S. 9(ca) inserted by No. 82/1995 s. 191.
(ca) ship to ship transfers of dangerous goods;
S. 9(cb) inserted by No. 82/1995 s. 191.
(cb) the transport by boat of dangerous goods (not being explosives) carried as freight;
(d) the transport of dangerous goods by aircraft;
S. 9(e) amended by Nos 24/1987 s. 12(2), 112/1994 s. 114(Sch. 5 item 2), 31/1995 s. 52 (Sch. 1 item 3), 13/1996 s. 23(a), 99/1997 s. 120, substituted by No. 96/1998 s. 257(2), amended by No. 61/2005 s. 216.
(e) the conveyance of dangerous goods through a pipeline to which the **Pipelines Act 2005** applies or through a gathering line within the meaning of the **Petroleum Act 1998**;
S. 9(ea) inserted by No. 96/1998 s. 257(2), amended by No. 32/2001 s. 27.
(ea) the transmission, distribution or supply of gas to which the **Gas Industry Act 2001** applies;
S. 9(eb) inserted by No. 91/2000 s. 39.
(eb) the conveyance of gas by pipeline to which the **Gas Safety Act 1997** applies;
S. 9(ec) inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 6.
(ec) any culture or preparation of pathogenic micro-organisms or other material capable of causing disease in livestock or plants;
The regulation of material capable of causing disease in livestock or plants is provided, respectively, in the **Livestock Disease Control Act 1994** and the **Plant Health and Plant Products Act 1995**.
S. 9(ed) inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 6.
(ed) a genetically modified organism or GMO as defined in the **Gene Technology Act 2001**;
S. 9(f) amended by No. 78/1995 s. 9(b), substituted by No. 46/2008 s. 274.
(f) any culture or preparation of pathogenic micro-organisms or other material capable of causing disease in human beings in respect of which regulations may be made under section 238(1)(q) of the **Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008**.
S. 9A inserted by No. 78/1995 s. 4.