Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010
4DMeaning of load and loader
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4D Meaning of load and loader
(1) A person loads dangerous or other goods for transport, and is a loader of the goods, if the person –
(a) loads one or more packages of the goods in or on a vehicle; or
(b) places or secures one or more packages of the goods on a vehicle; or
(c) supervises an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or
(d) manages or controls an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the loading of goods into packaging that is already on a vehicle nor to the placing or securing of packages in or on a further packaging that is already on a vehicle.