145Consignor's duties – information and resources

145 Consignor's duties – information and resources (a) a vehicle transporting a placard load is involved in an (b) the person is the consignor of the load; and (c) an authorised officer or an officer of an emergency service asks the person to do either or both of the following: (i) to give to the officer the information that the officer requires about: (A) the properties of the dangerous goods being transported; and (B) safe methods of handling the goods; and (C) safe methods of containing and controlling the goods in a dangerous situation; (ii) to provide the equipment and other resources necessary: (A) to control the dangerous situation; and (B) to contain, control, recover and dispose of dangerous goods that have leaked, spilled or accidentally escaped; and (d) the person fails to do so as soon as practicable.

Regulations 2011 117 subregulation (1) if the defendant proves that: (a) the prime contractor or rail operator for the goods was asked under regulation 146 to give the same information or provide the same resources for the incident; and (b) the prime contractor or rail operator gave the information or provided the resources.