172Driver’s duties—road vehicles

172 Driver’s duties—road vehicles

172 Driver’s duties—road vehicles

(1) This section applies if a road vehicle transporting dangerous goods is involved in an incident resulting in a dangerous situation.

(2) The driver of the road vehicle must—

(a) notify the prime contractor and the police or fire service of the incident as soon as practicable, and

(b) provide reasonable assistance required by an authorised officer or an officer of an emergency service to deal with the situation.

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.