Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

ROAD TRANSPORT (MASS, DIMENSIONS AND LOADING) ACT 2009 (REPEALED) - SECT 16

    (1)     In this Act:

"package", of goods, means the complete product of the packing of the goods for transport by road, consisting of the goods and their packaging.

"packer", of goods for transport by road, means a person who—

        (a)     puts the goods in a packaging for transport by road; or

        (b)     assembles the goods as packaged goods in an outer packaging or unit load for transport by road; or

        (c)     supervises an activity mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b); or

        (d)     manages or controls an activity mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

    (2)     In this section:

"packaging", of goods for transport by road, means the container (including a freight container) in which the goods are received or held for transport by road, and includes anything that allows the container to receive or hold the goods or to be closed.

"unit load" means a load of packaged goods that are—

        (a)     wrapped in plastics, and strapped or otherwise secured to a pallet or other base and to each other, for transport; or

        (b)     placed together in a protective outer container (other than a freight container) for transport; or

        (c)     secured together in a sling for transport.