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Road Safety Act 1986
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173 Liability of loader
S. 173(1) repealed by No. 74/2007 s. 19(2).
(b) the person is the loader of any goods that are in or on the vehicle.
(3) A person charged with an offence under this section does not have the benefit of the mistake of fact defence.
Section 181 sets how subsection (3) operates.
(4) A person charged with an offence under this section has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence.
S. 174 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.