Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.137Duty of drivers
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sec.137 Duty of drivers
This section applies if a vehicle transporting a placard load— has a GVM of 12t or less; and is broken down or otherwise immobilised, or has stopped, on a road; and is a traffic hazard. The driver of the vehicle must alert other road users of the hazard in accordance with part 13 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—13 penalty units. For requirements about using portable warning triangles in relation to vehicles with a GVM of over 12t, see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 , section 227 . (sec.137-ssec.1) This section applies if a vehicle transporting a placard load— has a GVM of 12t or less; and is broken down or otherwise immobilised, or has stopped, on a road; and is a traffic hazard. (sec.137-ssec.2) The driver of the vehicle must alert other road users of the hazard in accordance with part 13 of the ADG Code. Maximum penalty—13 penalty units. For requirements about using portable warning triangles in relation to vehicles with a GVM of over 12t, see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 , section 227 .
- (a) has a GVM of 12t or less; and
- (b) is broken down or otherwise immobilised, or has stopped, on a road; and
- (c) is a traffic hazard.