74Consignor’s duties

74 Consignor’s duties

74 Consignor’s duties

(1) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if the package is not appropriately marked.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for large packaging or overpack—

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

(ii) for a body corporate—100 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—

(i) for an individual—10 penalty units, or

(ii) for a body corporate—30 penalty units.

(2) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if a marking or label on the package about its contents is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for large packaging or overpack—

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

(ii) for a body corporate—100 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—

(i) for an individual—10 penalty units, or

(ii) for a body corporate—30 penalty units.

(3) A person must not consign goods for transport in a package that does not contain dangerous goods but that is marked or labelled as if it contained dangerous goods.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for large packaging or overpack—

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

(ii) for a body corporate—100 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—

(i) for an individual—10 penalty units, or

(ii) for a body corporate—30 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the marking or labelling of the package complies with the requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions or the IMDG Code in relation to the contents of the package.

(5) A reference to a label in this section includes a reference to a placard.