178Consignor’s duties—information and resources

178 Consignor’s duties—information and resources

178 Consignor’s duties—information and resources

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

(2) As soon as practicable after being asked by an authorised officer or an officer of an emergency service, the consignor of the goods must—

(a) give the officer information the officer requires about—

(i) the properties of the dangerous goods being transported, and

(ii) safe methods of handling the goods, and

(iii) safe methods of containing and controlling the goods in a dangerous situation, and

(b) provide the equipment and other resources necessary—

(i) to control the dangerous situation, and

(ii) to contain, control, recover and dispose of dangerous goods that have leaked, spilled or accidentally escaped.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—20 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—100 penalty units.

(3) If both the consignor of the dangerous goods and the prime contractor or rail operator are asked to give the same information or provide the same resources for the incident, it is sufficient if one of the following gives the information or provides the resources—

(a) the consignor,

(b) the prime contractor or rail operator.