Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009
13Meaning of loads and loader
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13 Meaning of loads and loader (1) For this Act, a person loads goods for transport, and is a loader of the goods, if the person— (a) loads 1 or more packages of the goods in a vehicle; or (b) places or secures 1 or more packages of the goods in a vehicle; or (c) supervises an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); or (d) manages or controls an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c). (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to— (a) the loading of goods into packaging that is already in a vehicle; or (b) the placing or securing of packages in or on further packaging that is already in a vehicle.