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Road Safety Act 1986
171Liability of consignor
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171 Liability of consignor
S. 171(1) repealed by No. 74/2007 s. 19(1).
(b) the person is the consignor of any goods that are in or on the vehicle.
Note to s. 171(2) inserted by No. 30/2013 s. 60(Sch. item 8.25).
The penalties that apply in respect of the offences created by this section are set out in section 178.
S. 171(3) repealed by No. 30/2013 s. 60(Sch. item 8.26).
(4) This section does not apply to the consignment by a person of goods by mail or by means of a parcel service.
(5) A person charged with an offence under this section does not have the benefit of the mistake of fact defence.
Section 181 sets out how subsection (5) operates.
(6) A person charged with an offence under this section has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence.
S. 172 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.