Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulation 2022
149Rail operator’s duties
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149 Rail operator’s duties
149 Rail operator’s duties
(1) A rail operator must not transport a placard load in a cargo transport unit on a train if the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is not in the train driver’s cab.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for an individual—20 penalty units, or
(b) for a body corporate—100 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a train transporting a placard load is involved in shunting operations and the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the operations.