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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.126JAFurther power for securing things seized relating to transport of dangerous goods
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### sec.126JA Further power for securing things seized relating to transport of dangerous goods
If an authorised person has seized a thing that has been used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, without limiting section 126 , the authorised person may make the thing inoperable.
dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used
A person must not tamper with the equipment that has been made inoperable without an authorised person’s written approval.
Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
In this section—
tamper includes attempt to tamper.
s 126JA ins 2008 No. 67 s 28
amd 2008 No. 66 s 4 sch pt 2
(sec.126JA-ssec.1) If an authorised person has seized a thing that has been used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods by rail, without limiting section 126 , the authorised person may make the thing inoperable. dismantling equipment or removing a component of equipment without which the equipment is not capable of being used
(sec.126JA-ssec.2) A person must not tamper with the equipment that has been made inoperable without an authorised person’s written approval. Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.
(sec.126JA-ssec.3) In this section— tamper includes attempt to tamper.