Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulation 2018
sec.132Duty of rail operators
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sec.132 Duty of rail operators
A rail operator must not transport a placard load in or on a rail vehicle if the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is not in the driver’s cab of the rail vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not apply if— a rail vehicle transporting a placard load is involved in shunting operations; and the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the operations. (sec.132-ssec.1) A rail operator must not transport a placard load in or on a rail vehicle if the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is not in the driver’s cab of the rail vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.132-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— a rail vehicle transporting a placard load is involved in shunting operations; and the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the operations.
- (a) a rail vehicle transporting a placard load is involved in shunting operations; and
- (b) the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the operations.