DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) REGULATIONS (NO 27 OF 2004)

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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) REGULATIONS (NO 27 OF 2004)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

Division 1 -- Introductory

1.1. Citation
1.2. Commencement
1.3. Main objects of Regulations

Division 2 -- Interpretation

1.4. Definitions – the
1.5. References to codes, standards and
1.6. Inconsistency between Regulations and codes
1.7. References to determinations, exemptions, approvals
1.8. References to variation of administrative

Division 3 -- Application of Regulations

1.9. Dangerous situations
1.10. Transport of small quantities
1.11. Short trips after import

Division 4 -- Application of other laws to Regulations

1.12. Application of Criminal Code
1.13. –

Division 5 -- Approved forms

1.16. Approval and use of forms
1.17. Requirements for approved forms

Division 6 -- Determinations

1.18. Determinations – dangerous
1.19. Administrative determinations
1.20. Conditions of administrative
1.21. Register of determinations
1.22. Records of determinations
1.23. References to Panel
1.24. Effect of Panel decisions about draft
1.25. Effect of Panel decisions about revoking or varying
1.26. Inconsistent determinations

Division 7 -- Provisions about offences generally

1.27. Deciding whether someone reasonably ought to have
1.28. Penalties

Division 8 -- Other matters

1.29. Duty to find out whether goods are dangerous
1.30. Declaration of non-participating
1.31. Competent Authority and authorised officers to act
1.32. Identification cards

PART 2--KEY CONCEPTS

Division 1 -- Kinds of goods

2.1. Goods too dangerous to be
2.2. Dangerous goods
2.3. Classes of dangerous goods
2.4. Subsidiary Risk
2.5. Packing Groups
2.6. Incompatible goods etc.

Division 2 -- Packages, packaging and loads

2.7. Packages and packaging
2.8. Capacity
2.9. What is a load of goods
2.10. Aggregate quantity
2.11. Packaged dangerous goods
2.12. Dangerous goods in bulk
2.13. Placard loads
2.14. Unit loads

Division 3 -- Kinds of containers

2.15. Freight containers
2.16. IBCs
2.17. Bulk containers

Division 4 -- Persons with special duties

2.18. Vehicle owners
2.19. Consignors
2.20. Packers
2.21. Loaders
2.22. Prime contractors

PART 3--PACKAGING

Division 1 -- Packaging duties

3.1. Suitability of packaging
3.2. Marking packaging
3.3. Consignor's duties
3.4. Packer's duties
3.5. Loader's duties
3.6. Prime contractor's duty
3.7. Driver's duty

Division 2 -- Approval of packaging design types

3.8. Approvals
3.9. Recognised testing facilities
3.10. Test certificates

Division 3 -- Competent Authority's performance testing powers

3.11. Requiring production of packaging for
3.12. Requiring evidence of performance

PART 4--DANGEROUS GOODS IN BULK

Division 1 -- Restrictions on transport of dangerous goods in bulk

4.1. Consignor's duties
4.2. Prime contractor's duties
4.3. Driver's duty

Division 2 -- Bulk containers

4.4. Consignor's duties
4.5. Prime contractor's duties
4.6. Driver's duties

Division 3 -- Tanks

4.7. Manufacturer's duties
4.8. Compliance plates
4.9. Owner's duties for certain
4.10. Consignor's duties
4.11. Loader's duty
4.12. Prime contractor's duties
4.13. Driver's duties

Division 4 -- Foreign approved tanks

4.14. Consignor's duties
4.15. Prime contractor's duties

Division 5 -- IBCs

4.16. Manufacturer's duties
4.17. IBC markings
4.18. Consignor's duties
4.19. Loader's duties
4.20. Prime contractor's duties
4.21. Driver's duties

Division 6 -- Foreign approved IBCs

4.22. Consignor's duties
4.23. Prime contractor's duties

Division 7 -- Approval of tank and IBC designs

4.24. Applications for approval
4.25. Approvals – tank designs
4.26. Approvals – IBC designs

Division 8 -- Determinations

4.27. Determinations – foreign approved tanks and

PART 5--FREIGHT CONTAINERS

5.1. Consignor's duties
5.2. Loader's duty
5.3. Prime contractor's duties
5.4. Driver's duty

PART 6--UNIT LOADS

6.1. Consignor's duties
6.2. Loader's duties
6.3. Prime contractor's duties
6.4. Driver's duties
6.5. Approvals – unit loads

PART 7--MARKING AND PLACARDING

Division 1 -- Marking packages and unit loads

7.1. Application of Division
7.2. Meaning of "appropriately
7.3. Consignor's duties
7.4. Packer's duties
7.5. Prime contractor's duties

Division 2 -- Placarding

7.6. Meaning of "appropriately placarded"
7.7. Consignor's duties
7.8. Loader's duties
7.9. Prime contractor's duties
7.10. Driver's duties

PART 8--VEHICLES

Division 1 -- Safety standards

8.1. Owner's duty
8.2. Consignor's duty
8.3. Prime contractor's duty
8.4. Driver's duty

Division 2 -- Vehicle insurance

8.5. Owner's duty
8.6. Prime contractor's duty
8.7. Requiring evidence of insurance

PART 9--SEGREGATION AND STOWAGE

Division 1 -- Application of Part

9.1. Application

Division 2 -- Segregation of incompatible goods

9.2. Loads on combination road
9.3. Exception for certain goods for driver's personal
9.4. Consignor's duties
9.5. Loader's duties
9.6. Prime contractor's duties
9.7. Driver's duties
9.8. Approvals – segregation

Division 3 -- Stowage

9.9. Consignor's duty
9.10. Loader's duty
9.11. Prime contractor's duty
9.12. Driver's duty

PART 10--TRANSFER OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN BULK

Division 1 -- Filling ratio and ullage

10.1. Transferor's duties
10.2. Prime contractor's duty
10.3. Driver's duty

Division 2 -- Transfer

10.4. Application
10.5. Transferor's duties –
10.6. Transferor's duties – hose
10.7. Occupier's duties
10.8. Prime contractor's duties
10.9. Approvals – transfers of dangerous

PART 11--DOCUMENTS

Division 1 -- Shipping documentation

11.1. False or misleading information
11.2. Consignor's duties
11.3. Prime contractor's duty
11.4. Driver's duties

Division 2 -- Emergency information

11.5. Meaning of "required emergency
11.6. Consignor's duty
11.7. Prime contractor's duties
11.8. Driver's duties
11.9. Approvals – emergency

PART 12--PERSONAL PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT

12.1. Owner's duties
12.2. Prime contractor's duties
12.3. Driver's duties

PART 13--PROCEDURES DURING TRANSPORT

Division 1 -- Immobilised and stopped vehicles

13.1. Driver's duty
13.2. Prime contractor's duties
13.3. Powers of authorised officers

Division 2 -- Drivers' duties

13.4. Driving
13.5. Parking
13.6. Control of ignition sources

Division 3 -- Routes, areas, vehicles and times

13.7. Determinations – routes, areas, vehicles and
13.8. Prime contractor's duty
13.9. Driver's duty

PART 14--EMERGENCIES

Division 1 -- Emergencies generally

14.1. Driver's duties
14.2. Prime contractor's duties – contaminated food
14.3. Prime contractors and drivers to inform Competent

Division 2 -- Emergencies involving placard loads

14.4. Telephone advisory service – bulk
14.5. Emergency plans
14.6. Consignor's duties – information and
14.7. Prime contractor's duties – information and

PART 15--MUTUAL RECOGNITION

Division 1 -- Registers of determinations, exemptions, approvals and licences

15.1. Registers
15.2. Registers may be kept by
15.3. Inspection of registers

Division 2 -- Competent Authorities Panel

15.4. Membership and function of
15.5. Panel meetings
15.6. Decisions of Panel

Division 3 -- Recommendations by Competent Authority and corresponding Competent Authorities

15.7. Recommendations by Competent
15.8. Recommendations by corresponding Competent

Division 4 -- Mutual recognition of determinations, exemptions, approvals and licences

15.9. Corresponding determinations
15.10. Corresponding exemptions
15.11. Corresponding approvals
15.12. Corresponding licences

PART 16--EXEMPTIONS

Division 1 -- General

16.1. Applications for exemptions
16.2. Register of exemptions
16.3. Records of exemptions

Division 2 -- Reference of matters to Panel

16.4. References to Panel
16.5. Effect of Panel decisions about
16.6. Effect of Panel decisions about cancelling or

PART 17--ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATIONS AND APPROVALS

Division 1 -- General

17.1. Applications
17.2. Form of administrative determinations and
17.3. When administrative determinations and approvals not
17.4. Reasons for refusal of
17.5. Periods and conditions
17.6. Replacement administrative determinations and
17.7. Failure to comply with
17.8. Grounds for cancelling administrative determinations
17.9. Grounds for varying administrative determinations

Division 2 -- Register of approvals

17.10. Register
17.11. Records of approvals

Division 3 -- Reference of approval matters to Panel

17.12. References to Panel
17.13. Effect of Panel decisions about
17.14. Effect of Panel decisions about cancelling or

PART 18--LICENCES

Division 1 -- Preliminary

18.1. Application of Part
18.2. Part additional to other laws

Division 2 -- Principal duties under Part

18.3. Prime contractor's duties
18.4. Driver's duties
18.5. Consignor's duty

Division 3 -- Bulk driver licences

18.6. Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in
18.7. Required driving licence
18.8. Required competency evidence
18.9. Required medical fitness
18.10. Applications for licences
18.11. Grant of licences
18.12. Applications for renewal of
18.13. Renewal of licences
18.14. Licence periods
18.15. Licence conditions
18.16. Additional condition
18.17. Grounds for cancelling, suspending or varying

Division 4 -- Bulk vehicle licences

18.18. Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in
18.19. Applications for licences
18.20. Additional information and
18.21. Grant of licences
18.22. Applications for renewal of
18.23. Renewal of licences
18.24. Licence periods
18.25. Licence conditions
18.26. Disposal of licensed vehicles
18.27. Grounds for cancelling, suspending or varying
18.28. Licence labels

Division 5 -- Carriage and production of bulk driver licences

18.29. Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in
18.30. Licences to be carried
18.31. Licences to be produced for

Division 6 -- Licences generally

18.32. Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in
18.33. Replacement licences and licence
18.34. Failure to comply with licence
18.35. Surrender of licences
18.36. Registers of licences
18.37. Records of licences
18.38. Change of information given in licence
18.39. Production of licences to Competent
18.40. Seizure of licences etc.
18.41. Return of licences

PART 19--CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION AND VARIATION

19.1. Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in
19.2. Cancellation, suspension and variation in dangerous
19.3. Cancellation and suspension giving effect to court
19.4. Variation of administrative determinations and
19.5. Cancellation, suspension and variation in other
19.6. When cancellation, suspension and variation take
19.7. When licences taken to be

PART 20--INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING

20.1. Instruction and training
20.2. Approvals – tests and training courses for

PART 21--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

21.1. Offences, penalties and time for
21.2. Contents of infringement
21.3. Additional information in infringement
21.4. Reminder notices
21.5. Additional information in reminder
21.6. Withdrawal of infringement
21.7. Effect of Part

PART 22--RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

22.1. Application of Part
22.2. Who may apply for reconsideration of
22.3. Applications for
22.4. Competent Authority to reconsider
22.5. Review of certain decisions

PART 23--FEES

23.1. Prescribed fees

PART 24--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

24.1. Lawful conduct under previous
24.2. Continuing effect of certain
24.3. Continuing effect of corresponding
24.4. Continuing effect of certain
24.5. Continuing effect of corresponding
24.6. Continuing effect of certain
24.7. Continuing effect of corresponding
24.8. Continuing effect of certain
24.9. Continuing effect of corresponding
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