Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
147Powers to make regulations and adoption of codes and
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147 Powers to make regulations and adoption of codes and standards (1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 96 (2) The regulations may prescribe the following: (a) identifying and classifying goods as dangerous goods, and the identification and classification of dangerous goods; (b) identifying, classifying and regulating goods that are too dangerous to be transported (including prohibiting the transport of such goods); (c) the making of determinations by the Competent Authority under the regulations in relation to any of the following: (i) the identification and classification of goods as (ii) the identification and classification of dangerous goods; (iii) the specification of what is, and what is not, compatible with dangerous goods for transport purposes; (iv) prohibiting or regulating the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; (v) regulating the containment of dangerous goods that are being, or that are to be, transported by road or rail; (d) the analysis and testing of dangerous goods; (e) fees that are to be paid for things done under this Act; (f) the marking and labelling of packages containing dangerous goods for transport and the placarding of vehicles and packaging on or in which dangerous goods are transported; (g) containers, vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items used in the transport of dangerous goods; (h) the manufacture of containers, vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items for use in the transport of (i) voluntary accreditation schemes, including privileges to be accorded or sanctions to be imposed under the schemes and the cancellation or suspension of the schemes; (j) the loading of dangerous goods for, and the unloading of dangerous goods after, their transport;
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 97 (k) the determination by the Competent Authority of routes along which, the areas in which, and the times during which, dangerous goods may or may not be transported; (l) procedures for the transport of dangerous goods, including the (i) the quantities and circumstances in which dangerous goods, or particular types of dangerous goods, may be transported; (ii) safety procedures and equipment; (m) the licensing of the following: (i) vehicles and drivers for the purpose of the transport of (ii) persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods; (iii) persons responsible for vehicles used in the transport of (n) the mandatory accreditation of persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods or particular aspects of that transport; (o) the approval by the Competent Authority of the form in which applications are to be made to the Authority, and the form in which documents are to be issued by the Authority, for the regulations; (p) the approval by the Competent Authority of the following: (i) vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods; (ii) facilities for, and methods of, testing or using vehicles, packaging, equipment and other items used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods; (iii) processes carried out in relation to the transport of (q) documents required to be prepared or kept by persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods and the approval by the Competent Authority of alternative documentation;