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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173 Liability of loader S. 173(1) repealed by No. 74/2007 s. 19(2).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.

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