Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997 No. 241 - REG 7.9

7.9 (1) A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods by road if the
prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that:

   (a)  the goods are a placard load; and

   (b)  the load is not appropriately placarded. Penalty: $3,000

(2) A prime contractor must not transport a placard load of dangerous goods by
road if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the
placarding of the load is false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty: $3,000

(3) A prime contractor must not transport goods by road in a load if the prime
contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the load does not contain
dangerous goods but is placarded as if it were a placard load. Penalty: $3,000