11Carriage of dangerous goods in prohibited areas

11 Carriage of dangerous goods in prohibited areas

11 Carriage of dangerous goods in prohibited areas

(1) A person must not cause, permit or allow the use of a dangerous goods transporter on or in a prohibited area.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the driver of the dangerous goods transporter.

Note.

The Road Rules 2014, rule 300–2 provides the driver of a dangerous goods transporter must not use the vehicle on or in certain prohibited areas.

(3) The Commissioner of Police may issue a permit, whether with or without conditions, authorising a dangerous goods transporter to be used in a prohibited area.

(4) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) if the dangerous goods transporter is—

(a) displaying a permit issued under subsection (3) authorising it to be used in the prohibited area concerned, and

(b) used in accordance with the conditions on which the permit was issued.

(5) The holder of a permit issued under subsection (3) who, without lawful excuse, contravenes a condition of the permit is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(6) Terms or expressions used in this section defined for the purposes of the Road Rules 2014, rule 300–2 have the same meanings as in the rule.