Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations 2021
130Train driver’s duties
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130 Train driver’s duties
(1) This regulation does not apply if the train driver transporting dangerous goods is in a depot or yard, or is engaged in shunting operations, and the transport documentation for the goods is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the depot, yard or those operations.
(2) A person must not drive a train that the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, is transporting dangerous goods, if the person does not have transport documentation that complies with Chapter 11.1 of the ADG Code for the goods.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(3) A train driver transporting dangerous goods must produce the transport documentation for the goods for inspection by an authorised officer or an officer of an emergency service, if the officer asks the driver to produce the documentation for inspection.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.