177Emergency plans

177 Emergency plans

177 Emergency plans

(1) A prime contractor or rail operator must not transport a placard load if the prime contractor or rail operator does not have an emergency plan for the transport of the goods.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) On becoming aware of a dangerous situation involving a placard load, the prime contractor or rail operator transporting the load must do everything the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the prime contractor or rail operator to do that is relevant to the situation.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(3) A person must not consign a placard load for transport if the person does not have an emergency plan for the transport of the goods.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(4) On becoming aware of a dangerous situation involving a placard load, the consignor of the load must do everything the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the consignor to do that is relevant to the situation.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(5) In this section—

emergency plan, for the transport of a placard load, means a written plan for dealing with a dangerous situation arising from the transport of the goods that is prepared having regard to any guidelines approved by the Ministerial Council.

s 177: Am 2023 (293), Sch 1[9].