6Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

6 Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

6 Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

(1) A prime contractor must not use a vehicle to transport dangerous goods by road (other than as the driver of the vehicle) if—

(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and

(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for an individual or 2,500 penalty units for a body corporate.

(2) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport by road on a vehicle if the person knows or reasonably ought to know that—

(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and

(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units for an individual or 500 penalty units for a body corporate.

(3) A person must not drive a vehicle transporting dangerous goods by road or rail if the person knows or reasonably ought to know that—

(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and

(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

s 6: Am 2009 No 56, Sch 1.10 [3].