176Telephone advisory service

176 Telephone advisory service

176 Telephone advisory service

(1) A prime contractor or rail operator must not transport either of the following if a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey—

(a) a load containing dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500L,

(b) a load containing more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—40 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—200 penalty units.

(2) A person must not consign either of the following if a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey—

(a) a load containing dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500L,

(b) a load containing more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—40 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—200 penalty units.

(3) A telephone advisory service may be provided by the prime contractor, rail operator or consignor, or someone else for the prime contractor, rail operator or consignor.

(4) In this section—

telephone advisory service, for the transport of dangerous goods, means a service providing access by a continuously monitored telephone not located on the carrying vehicle or train to a person competent to give advice about—

(a) the construction and properties of the receptacles in which the dangerous goods are being transported, and

(b) the use of equipment on vehicles on which the dangerous goods are being transported, and

(c) the properties of the dangerous goods, and

(d) methods of safely handling the dangerous goods, and

(e) methods of safely containing and controlling the dangerous goods in a dangerous situation.