Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.123Duties of prime contractors
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sec.123 Duties of prime contractors
A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods in a tank of a tank vehicle if— for dangerous goods of UN class 2 that are not in the form of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of goods in the tank is more than the maximum permitted filling ratio stated in section 10.3.2 of the ADG Code; or otherwise—the ullage in the tank does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A prime contractor must not transport other goods in a tank (the other goods tank ) of a tank vehicle if— the prime contractor uses the other goods tank or another tank of the tank vehicle to transport dangerous goods at the same time; and the ullage in the other goods tank would not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code if the other goods were dangerous goods. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.123-ssec.1) A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods in a tank of a tank vehicle if— for dangerous goods of UN class 2 that are not in the form of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of goods in the tank is more than the maximum permitted filling ratio stated in section 10.3.2 of the ADG Code; or otherwise—the ullage in the tank does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.123-ssec.2) A prime contractor must not transport other goods in a tank (the other goods tank ) of a tank vehicle if— the prime contractor uses the other goods tank or another tank of the tank vehicle to transport dangerous goods at the same time; and the ullage in the other goods tank would not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code if the other goods were dangerous goods. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
- (a) for dangerous goods of UN class 2 that are not in the form of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of goods in the tank is more than the maximum permitted filling ratio stated in section 10.3.2 of the ADG Code; or
- (b) otherwise—the ullage in the tank does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code.
- (a) the prime contractor uses the other goods tank or another tank of the tank vehicle to transport dangerous goods at the same time; and
- (b) the ullage in the other goods tank would not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code if the other goods were dangerous goods.