Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT (SAFETY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ACT 1999 - SECT 13

    (1)     The responsible person for a vehicle commits an offence if—

        (a)     the vehicle is loaded unsafely and is driven, or allowed to stand, on a road or road related area; and

        (b)     the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, the vehicle is loaded unsafely; and

        (c)     while the vehicle is being so driven or allowed to stand, a person dies or is injured, or property (other than the vehicle or load) is damaged, because the vehicle is loaded unsafely.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is a director of, or is concerned in the management of, a corporation that is the responsible person for a vehicle loaded unsafely and driven, or allowed to stand, on a road or road related area; and

        (b)     the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, the vehicle is loaded unsafely; and

        (c)     while the vehicle is being so driven or allowed to stand, a person dies or is injured, or property (other than the vehicle or load) is damaged, because the vehicle is loaded unsafely.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.