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ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) ACT 2009 (NO. 22 OF 2009) - SECT 145

Offence—liability of consignors—severe dimension and loading breaches

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the consignor of any goods that are in a heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and

        (b)     a severe risk breach of a dimension or loading requirement for the vehicle or combination happens; and

        (c)     the person intends the breach.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the consignor of any goods that are in a heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and

        (b)     a severe risk breach of a dimension or loading requirement for the vehicle or combination happens; and

        (c)     the person is reckless about the breach.

Maximum penalty: 150 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is the consignor of any goods that are in a heavy vehicle or heavy combination; and

        (b)     a severe risk breach of a dimension or loading requirement for the vehicle or combination happens; and

        (c)     the person is negligent about the breach.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note     Packer , of goods for transport by road—see  s 16.


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