Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods by Rail) Regulation 2018
sec.133Duties of drivers
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sec.133 Duties of drivers
A person must not drive a rail vehicle transporting a placard load unless the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is in the driver’s cab of the rail vehicle. Maximum penalty—13 penalty units. A relevant emergency service officer or an authorised person may ask the driver transporting a placard load to produce the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load for inspection by the officer or person. The driver must comply with the request, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—6 1 / 2 penalty units. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person driving a rail vehicle transporting a placard load if— the person is in a depot or yard, or is engaged in shunting operations; and the required emergency information for the goods is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the depot, yard or the operations. (sec.133-ssec.1) A person must not drive a rail vehicle transporting a placard load unless the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load is in the driver’s cab of the rail vehicle. Maximum penalty—13 penalty units. (sec.133-ssec.2) A relevant emergency service officer or an authorised person may ask the driver transporting a placard load to produce the required emergency information for the dangerous goods in the load for inspection by the officer or person. (sec.133-ssec.3) The driver must comply with the request, unless the driver has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—6 1 / 2 penalty units. (sec.133-ssec.4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person driving a rail vehicle transporting a placard load if— the person is in a depot or yard, or is engaged in shunting operations; and the required emergency information for the goods is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the depot, yard or the operations.
- (a) the person is in a depot or yard, or is engaged in shunting operations; and
- (b) the required emergency information for the goods is readily available elsewhere in the immediate vicinity of the depot, yard or the operations.