sec.84ADriving of motor vehicles carrying placard loads in tunnels

### sec.84A Driving of motor vehicles carrying placard loads in tunnels A person must not drive a motor vehicle carrying a placard load in a tunnel that has a sign (a placard load prohibited sign ) complying with subsection (2) at or before the entrance to the tunnel. Maximum penalty— if the contravention results in harm to a person, property or the environment—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or otherwise—100 penalty units. The placard load prohibited sign must— indicate that transporting a placard load in the tunnel is prohibited; and be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel. In the absence of proof to the contrary— a motor vehicle is proved to be carrying a placard load if there is evidence of a placard, or a thing purporting to be a placard, placed on the vehicle or on a thing carried by the vehicle; and a placard load prohibited sign at or before the entrance to a tunnel is taken to be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel; and a motor vehicle is proved to have been driven in a tunnel if there is evidence, in the form of an image or video made by a photographic detection device, of— the motor vehicle facing the tunnel on the entry road for the tunnel; or the motor vehicle facing away from the tunnel on the exit road from the tunnel. For subsection (3) (a) , it is immaterial whether an image or video of a motor vehicle showing a placard or a thing purporting to be a placard— is in colour or black and white; or shows the dimensions of the placard or the thing purporting to be a placard. Also, for a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , evidence, in the form of an image or video made by a photographic detection device, of a trailer at a place is taken to be evidence of a motor vehicle including the trailer at the place. In this section— entry road , to a tunnel, means the part of a road leading into the tunnel after the last exit from the road before the tunnel. exit road , from a tunnel, means the part of a road leading out of the tunnel before the first exit from the road after the tunnel. explosive see the Explosives Act 1999 , schedule 2 . placard means a placard required under this Act or another Act, or by a condition of a licence or other authority granted under an Act, to be used in transporting dangerous goods, explosives or radioactive substances. See the dangerous goods regulation. See the Explosives Act 1999 , section 50 (2) (a) . See the Radiation Safety Act 1999 , section 75 (4) . placard load means a load of dangerous goods, explosives or radioactive substances that may be transported by a motor vehicle only if a placard about the load is placed on the vehicle or on a thing carried by the vehicle. place , on a motor vehicle or on a thing carried by a motor vehicle, includes attach to, or stencil or print on, the vehicle or the thing. radioactive substance see the Radiation Safety Act 1999 , schedule 2 . s 84A ins 2014 No. 43 s 84 amd 2019 No. 25 s 36 ; 2020 No. 21 s 53 (sec.84A-ssec.1) A person must not drive a motor vehicle carrying a placard load in a tunnel that has a sign (a placard load prohibited sign ) complying with subsection (2) at or before the entrance to the tunnel. Maximum penalty— if the contravention results in harm to a person, property or the environment—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or otherwise—100 penalty units. (sec.84A-ssec.2) The placard load prohibited sign must— indicate that transporting a placard load in the tunnel is prohibited; and be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel. (sec.84A-ssec.3) In the absence of proof to the contrary— a motor vehicle is proved to be carrying a placard load if there is evidence of a placard, or a thing purporting to be a placard, placed on the vehicle or on a thing carried by the vehicle; and a placard load prohibited sign at or before the entrance to a tunnel is taken to be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel; and a motor vehicle is proved to have been driven in a tunnel if there is evidence, in the form of an image or video made by a photographic detection device, of— the motor vehicle facing the tunnel on the entry road for the tunnel; or the motor vehicle facing away from the tunnel on the exit road from the tunnel. (sec.84A-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (a) , it is immaterial whether an image or video of a motor vehicle showing a placard or a thing purporting to be a placard— is in colour or black and white; or shows the dimensions of the placard or the thing purporting to be a placard. (sec.84A-ssec.5) Also, for a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1) , evidence, in the form of an image or video made by a photographic detection device, of a trailer at a place is taken to be evidence of a motor vehicle including the trailer at the place. (sec.84A-ssec.6) In this section— entry road , to a tunnel, means the part of a road leading into the tunnel after the last exit from the road before the tunnel. exit road , from a tunnel, means the part of a road leading out of the tunnel before the first exit from the road after the tunnel. explosive see the Explosives Act 1999 , schedule 2 . placard means a placard required under this Act or another Act, or by a condition of a licence or other authority granted under an Act, to be used in transporting dangerous goods, explosives or radioactive substances. See the dangerous goods regulation. See the Explosives Act 1999 , section 50 (2) (a) . See the Radiation Safety Act 1999 , section 75 (4) . placard load means a load of dangerous goods, explosives or radioactive substances that may be transported by a motor vehicle only if a placard about the load is placed on the vehicle or on a thing carried by the vehicle. place , on a motor vehicle or on a thing carried by a motor vehicle, includes attach to, or stencil or print on, the vehicle or the thing. radioactive substance see the Radiation Safety Act 1999 , schedule 2 . - (a) if the contravention results in harm to a person, property or the environment—200 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment; or - (b) otherwise—100 penalty units. - (a) indicate that transporting a placard load in the tunnel is prohibited; and - (b) be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel. - (a) a motor vehicle is proved to be carrying a placard load if there is evidence of a placard, or a thing purporting to be a placard, placed on the vehicle or on a thing carried by the vehicle; and - (b) a placard load prohibited sign at or before the entrance to a tunnel is taken to be clearly visible to a person entering the tunnel; and - (c) a motor vehicle is proved to have been driven in a tunnel if there is evidence, in the form of an image or video made by a photographic detection device, of— (i) the motor vehicle facing the tunnel on the entry road for the tunnel; or (ii) the motor vehicle facing away from the tunnel on the exit road from the tunnel. - (i) the motor vehicle facing the tunnel on the entry road for the tunnel; or - (ii) the motor vehicle facing away from the tunnel on the exit road from the tunnel. - (i) the motor vehicle facing the tunnel on the entry road for the tunnel; or - (ii) the motor vehicle facing away from the tunnel on the exit road from the tunnel. - (a) is in colour or black and white; or - (b) shows the dimensions of the placard or the thing purporting to be a placard. - 1 See the dangerous goods regulation. - 2 See the Explosives Act 1999 , section 50 (2) (a) . - 3 See the Radiation Safety Act 1999 , section 75 (4) .