74Notice of dangerous goods incidents

74 Notice of dangerous goods incidents

74 Notice of dangerous goods incidents

(1) The responsible person for reporting a dangerous goods incident must report the incident to the relevant authority for the port as soon as possible after becoming aware of the incident by providing—

(a) a report in the approved form and method, and

(b) supporting documentation and other information required by the relevant authority.

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units for a corporation and 60 penalty units for an individual.

(2) Each of the following is a dangerous goods incident—

(a) a package or container in which dangerous goods are stored—

(i) is leaking, damaged or emitting a gas on a ship that is scheduled to enter a port or be berthed at a port facility, or

(ii) has leaked, been damaged or emitted a gas during the voyage of a ship to the port,

(b) a package or container in which dangerous goods are stored is leaking, damaged or emitting a gas before or while the goods are being delivered to a port facility of a port by road or rail,

(c) a package or container in which dangerous goods are stored is leaking, damaged or emitting a gas while at a port facility.

(3) The responsible person for reporting a dangerous goods incident is—

(a) if the dangerous goods are located on a ship when the incident occurs or is discovered—the master of the ship, or

(b) if the dangerous goods are not on a ship or at a port facility when the incident occurs or is discovered and the consignee has not taken delivery of them—the responsible consignor or agent for the goods, or

(c) if the dangerous goods are being loaded on, or unloaded from, a ship or are being stored at a port facility when the incident occurs or is discovered—the port facility operator handling the goods, or

(d) if the consignee of the dangerous goods has taken delivery of the goods when the incident occurs or is discovered—the consignee.