7Special provisions for tools of trade and dangerous goods for private use—the Act, s 13(2)(k)

7 Special provisions for tools of trade and dangerous goods for private use—the Act, s 13(2)(k)

7 Special provisions for tools of trade and dangerous goods for private use—the Act, s 13(2)(k)

(1) This section applies to a load if the following conditions are met—

(a) for loads not including dangerous goods of UN Division 2.1, other than aerosols, UN Division 2.3 or Packing Group I—the load includes an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of less than 500,

(b) for loads including dangerous goods of UN Division 2.1, other than aerosols, UN Division 2.3 or Packing Group I—

(i) the load includes an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of less than 250, and

(ii) any dangerous goods of UN Division 2.3 or Packing Group I together constitute less than 100 of the aggregate quantity,

(c) the goods in the load are not being transported in the course of a business of transporting goods but are being transported—

(i) by a person who intends to use them, or

(ii) to be used for a commercial purpose.

(2) A person transporting a load to which this section applies is exempt from all obligations imposed by this Regulation other than the obligations imposed by this section.

(3) A person must not transport a load to which this section applies unless each package in the load—

(a) complies with the packaging requirements appropriate to the quantity of dangerous goods, as specified in Part 4, and

(b) is labelled and appropriately marked as specified in section 73, and

(c) is loaded, secured, segregated, unloaded and otherwise transported in a way that ensures—

(i) its packaging remains fit for purpose, and

(ii) the risks to a person or property, or the environment, are eliminated, or if it is not practicable to eliminate the risks, are minimised to the maximum extent practicable.

Maximum penalty—

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

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