Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulation 2022
142Rail operator’s duties
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142 Rail operator’s duties
142 Rail operator’s duties
(1) A rail operator must not transport dangerous goods by rail unless the driver of the train transporting the goods has been given transport documentation for the goods.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—20 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—100 penalty units.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a driver is to be taken to have transport documentation if the contents of the documentation have been communicated to the driver by means of electronic data processing or electronic data interchange.