88Drivers

88 Drivers

(1) A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting dangerous goods if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that—

(a) the goods are a placard load; and

(b) the load is not appropriately placarded.

(2) A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting a placard load if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the placarding of the load is false or misleading in a material particular.

(3) A person must not drive a road vehicle that is, or that incorporates, a cargo transport unit that is placarded as if it was a placard load if the person knows or reasonably ought to know, that the load does not contain dangerous goods.

(4) A person must not drive a road vehicle that is, or that incorporates, a cargo transport unit if—

(a) the unit is transporting a load of dangerous goods (other than a placard load); and

(b) the load is placarded; and

(c) the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the placarding is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: 27 penalty units.