Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010
70Goods too dangerous to be transported
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 70
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010.
70 Goods too dangerous to be transported
(1) A person must not consign goods for transport if the regulations identify the goods as being goods too dangerous to be transported.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate –
(i) if contravention results in the death of or serious injury to a person, a fine not exceeding 4 200 penalty units; or
(ii) in any other case, a fine not exceeding 2 100 penalty units; or
(b) an individual –
(i) if contravention results in the death of or serious injury to a person, a fine not exceeding 850 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years, or both; or
(ii) in any other case, a fine not exceeding 450 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) includes a person who arranges for the conveyance of goods too dangerous to be transported on a vehicle owned or controlled by the person.