Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.80Duties of consignors
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sec.80 Duties of consignors
A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if the package is not appropriately marked. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if a marking or label on the package about its contents is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. A person must not consign goods for transport in a package that does not contain dangerous goods but is marked or labelled as if it contained dangerous goods. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. However, subsection (3) does not apply if the marking or labelling of the package complies with the requirements for the contents of the package in— the ICAO technical instructions; or the IMDG Code. (sec.80-ssec.1) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if the package is not appropriately marked. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.2) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport in a package if a marking or label on the package about its contents is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.3) A person must not consign goods for transport in a package that does not contain dangerous goods but is marked or labelled as if it contained dangerous goods. Maximum penalty— for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the marking or labelling of the package complies with the requirements for the contents of the package in— the ICAO technical instructions; or the IMDG Code.
- (a) for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or
- (b) otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units.
- (a) for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or
- (b) otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units.
- (a) for large packaging or an overpack—20 penalty units; or
- (b) otherwise—7 1 / 2 penalty units.
- (a) the ICAO technical instructions; or
- (b) the IMDG Code.