139Consignor’s duties—transport by road

139 Consignor’s duties—transport by road

139 Consignor’s duties—transport by road

(1) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in or on a road vehicle if the prime contractor or driver of the road vehicle does not have transport documentation for the goods.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.

(2) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport by road if—

(a) the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, the goods will be divided into, and transported in, separate loads, and

(b) the prime contractor, or the driver of each road vehicle transporting the load, has not been given separate transport documentation for each load.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—15 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—75 penalty units.