Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.124Duties of drivers
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sec.124 Duties of drivers
A person must not drive a tank vehicle that is transporting dangerous goods if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that— for dangerous goods of UN class 2 that are not in the form of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of goods in the tank of the tank vehicle 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 of the tank vehicle does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person must not drive a tank vehicle if— the vehicle is transporting— goods (the other goods ) that are not dangerous goods in a tank (the other goods tank ); and dangerous goods in the other goods tank, or another tank, at the same time; and the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that 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.124-ssec.1) A person must not drive a tank vehicle that is transporting dangerous goods if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that— for dangerous goods of UN class 2 that are not in the form of refrigerated liquid—the quantity of goods in the tank of the tank vehicle 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 of the tank vehicle does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.124-ssec.2) A person must not drive a tank vehicle if— the vehicle is transporting— goods (the other goods ) that are not dangerous goods in a tank (the other goods tank ); and dangerous goods in the other goods tank, or another tank, at the same time; and the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that 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 of the tank vehicle 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 of the tank vehicle does not comply with section 10.3.1 of the ADG Code.
- (a) the vehicle is transporting— (i) goods (the other goods ) that are not dangerous goods in a tank (the other goods tank ); and (ii) dangerous goods in the other goods tank, or another tank, at the same time; and
- (i) goods (the other goods ) that are not dangerous goods in a tank (the other goods tank ); and
- (ii) dangerous goods in the other goods tank, or another tank, at the same time; and
- (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that 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.