sec.86Duties of loaders

sec.86 Duties of loaders

A person must not load dangerous goods on to a vehicle for transport if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that— the load is a placard load; and the load is not appropriately placarded. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person who loads a placard load on to a vehicle for transport must not placard the load with placarding that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. A person who loads goods on to a vehicle for transport must not placard the load as if it were a placard load if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the load is not a placard load. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. However, subsection (3) does not apply if the placarding of the load complies with the requirements for the contents of the load in— the ICAO technical instructions; or the IMDG Code. (sec.86-ssec.1) A person must not load dangerous goods on to a vehicle for transport if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that— the load is a placard load; and the load is not appropriately placarded. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.2) A person who loads a placard load on to a vehicle for transport must not placard the load with placarding that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false or misleading in a material particular. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.3) A person who loads goods on to a vehicle for transport must not placard the load as if it were a placard load if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the load is not a placard load. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.86-ssec.4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the placarding of the load complies with the requirements for the contents of the load in— the ICAO technical instructions; or the IMDG Code.

• (a) the load is a placard load; and
• (b) the load is not appropriately placarded.
• (a) the ICAO technical instructions; or
• (b) the IMDG Code.