Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulation 2022
159Driver’s duties
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159 Driver’s duties
159 Driver’s duties
(1) This section applies if a road vehicle transporting a placard load—
(a) is broken down or otherwise immobilised, or has stopped, on a road, and
(b) is a traffic hazard.
(2) The driver of the road vehicle must alert other road users of the hazard in accordance with Part 13 of the ADG Code.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(3) A driver does not commit an offence against subsection (2) in relation to a requirement under Part 13 of the ADG Code concerning the use of warning triangles on a road if the driver uses warning triangles in accordance with the Road Rules 2014, rule 227, other than rule 227(1).