100Requirements for port facility operators

100 Requirements for port facility operators

100 Requirements for port facility operators

(1) A port facility operator handling a cargo of bulk liquid dangerous goods must ensure that the cargo is handled in accordance with the requirements of section 8 of the AS 3846 about the handling of that kind of cargo at a port facility.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units for a corporation and 20 penalty units for an individual.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a port facility operator handling flammable bulk liquid dangerous goods must comply with—

(a) the requirements imposed by the relevant authority for the port for the handling of the goods, or

(b) if no requirements are imposed—

(i) the requirements of Appendix G of AS 3846 that relate to the handling of the goods, and

(ii) for flammable liquids—the requirements of section 10.5 of AS 3846 that relate to fire fighting resources.

(3) A port facility operator handling a cargo of bulk solid dangerous goods must ensure that the cargo is handled in accordance with—

(a) the requirements of section 9 of AS 3846, and

(b) the requirements of the IMSBC Code that relate to the handling of bulk solid dangerous goods at a port facility.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units for a corporation and 20 penalty units for an individual.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a provision of the IMSBC Code prevails to the extent of an inconsistency with section 9 of AS 3846.