Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997 No. 241 - SCHEDULE 3

                         SCHEDULE 3                Regulation 1.4

DICTIONARY

"Act" means the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 of the
Commonwealth;

"ADG Code" means the sixth edition of the Australian Code for the Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail;

"administrative determination" see regulation 1.19;

"ADR approved" means approved in accordance with the European Agreement
Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road published by
the Inland Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe;

"aggregate quantity" see regulation 2.10;

"another participating jurisdiction" means a participating jurisdiction except
this jurisdiction;

"appropriately marked" see regulation 7.2;

"appropriately placarded" see subregulation 7.6 (2);

"approval", for a provision of these Regulations, means an approval by the
Competent Authority that is in force under the provision;

"approved IBC" means: (a) an IBC of a design that is approved under regulation
4.26; or (b) a foreign approved IBC;

"approved packaging" means: (a) packaging of a design type that is approved
under regulation 3.8; or (b) foreign approved packaging;

"approved tank" means: (a) a tank of a design that is approved under
regulation 4.25; or (b) a foreign approved tank;

"approved test" means a test that is approved under paragraph 20.2 (1) (a);

"approved training course" means a training course that is approved under
paragraph 20.2 (1) (b);

"attachment system": (a) means a system for attaching a bulk container to a
vehicle; and (b) includes all the components of the system;

"authorised officer" see section 6 of the Act;

"bulk container" see regulation 2.17;

"bulk driver licence" means a licence that is in force under Division 3 of
Part 18;

"bulk vehicle licence" means a licence that is in force under Division 4 of
Part 18;

"capacity" see regulation 2.8;

"Class", for dangerous goods, see regulation 2.3;

"Code" means the ADG Code;

"combination road vehicle" means a group of vehicles consisting of: (a) a
prime mover and 2 or more trailers; or (b) a rigid vehicle and 1 or more
trailers;

"Commonwealth Minister" means the Minister administering the Act;

"Competent Authority" see section 6 of the Act;

"compliance plate", for a tank, means a compliance plate complying with
Chapter 4 of the ADG Code;

"consigns" and "consignor" see regulation 2.19;

"consumer commodity load" see Division 1.1 of the ADG Code;

"converter dolly" see clause 10.6 in the Schedule to the Road Transport Reform
(Heavy Vehicles Standards) Regulations;

"corresponding", for a provision of the Act or these Regulations, means the
provision of the law in force in another participating jurisdiction
corresponding to the provision;

"corresponding administrative determination" means a corresponding
determination made on the application of a person and applying only to the
person;

"corresponding approval" means an approval given by a corresponding Competent
Authority having effect in this jurisdiction under regulation 15.11;

"corresponding bulk driver licence" means a licence granted by a corresponding
Competent Authority having effect in this jurisdiction under regulation 15.12
as a bulk driver licence;

"corresponding bulk vehicle licence" means a licence granted by a
corresponding Competent Authority having effect in this jurisdiction under
regulation 15.12 as a bulk vehicle licence;

"corresponding Competent Authority" means a person appointed under a provision
of a law of another participating jurisdiction corresponding to subsection 13
(1) of the Act;

"corresponding determination" means a determination made by a corresponding
Competent Authority having effect in this jurisdiction under regulation 15.9;

"corresponding exemption" means an exemption granted by a corresponding
Competent Authority having effect in this jurisdiction under regulation 15.10;

"dangerous goods" see regulation 2.2;

"dangerous goods in bulk" see regulation 2.12;

"dangerous situation" see section 6 of the Act;

"determination", for a provision of these Regulations, means a determination
made by the Competent Authority that is in force under the provision;

"driving licence" means a licence (including a probationary and a conditional
licence but not including a provisional or learner licence) issued under a
State or Territory law authorising the licensee to drive a vehicle;

"emergency service" means:

   (a)  an ambulance, fire, police or other emergency service of a
        participating jurisdiction; or

   (b)  a unit of the Defence Force corresponding to a service mentioned in
        paragraph (a);

"exemption" means an exemption in force under section 32 of the Act;

"filling ratio" means the ratio of the mass of liquefied gas in a tank or
cylinder to the mass of water that the tank or cylinder will hold at a
temperature of 15¡ Celsius;

"fire-risk substance" means a readily ignitable solid substance (examples are
hay, sawdust, waste paper, and wood chips);

"food" includes:

   (a)  a substance prepared or intended for human or animal consumption; and

   (b)  a substance (except dangerous goods) intended to be an ingredient of
        food;

"food container" means a container designed or intended to contain food;

"food packaging" means:

   (a)  a food container; or

   (b)  any other container that actually contains food; or

   (c)  material designed or intended to be used in a food container;

"foreign approved IBC" means an IBC that is:

   (a)  manufactured outside Australia; and

   (b)  ADR, IMO or RID approved;

"foreign approved packaging" means a packaging that is:

   (a)  manufactured outside Australia; and

   (b)  marked with performance and specification markings complying with
        Chapter 3 of the ADG Code;

"foreign approved tank" means a tank that is:

   (a)  manufactured outside Australia; and

   (b)  ADR, IMO or RID approved;

"freight container" see regulation 2.15;

"Government Gazette" means the Australian Capital Territory Gazette;

"hose assembly" means a hose, or hoses connected together, for use in the
transfer of dangerous goods to or from a tank on a vehicle, bulk container or
storage container and includes:

   (a)  if there are 2 or more hoses connected together - the connections
        between the hoses; and

   (b)  the attachment connecting the hose or hoses to the tank; and

   (c)  anything else (except the vehicle, bulk container or storage
        container) attached to the hose or hoses;

"IATA Regulations" means the Dangerous Goods Regulations published by the
International Air Transport Association;

"IBC" see regulation 2.16;

"IBC marking", for an IBC, means a marking complying with the IBC Supplement;

"IBC Supplement" means the Specifications for Intermediate Bulk Containers for
the Transport of Dangerous Goods published as a supplement to the ADG Code;

"ICAO Rules" means the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air published by the International Civil Aviation
Organisation;

"IMDG Code" means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by
the International Maritime Organisation;

"IMO approved" means approved by or for the International Maritime
Organisation;

"incompatible" see regulation 2.6;

"infringement notice" means a notice served under subregulation 21.1 (1);

"involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road" see section 6 of the
Act;

"licence":

   (a)  for Division 3 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.6; and

   (b)  for Division 4 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.18; and

   (c)  for Division 5 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.29; and

   (d)  for Division 6 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.32; and

   (e)  for Part 19 - see regulation 19.1;

"licence label" means a licence label issued under regulation 18.28;

"licensed vehicle" means a vehicle for which a bulk vehicle licence is in
force;

"licensee":

   (a)  for Division 3 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.6; and

   (b)  for Division 4 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.18; and

   (c)  for Division 5 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.29; and

   (d)  for Division 6 of Part 18 - see regulation 18.32; and

   (e)  for Part 19 - see regulation 19.1;

"loads" and "loader" see regulation 2.21;

"Ministerial Council" means the Ministerial Council for Road Transport
established by Part VI of the Heavy Vehicles Agreement set out in Schedule 1
to the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 of the Commonwealth;

"NATA" means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia;

"offence" see section 6 of the Act;

"outer packaging" see Division 1.1 of the ADG Code;

"owner" see regulation 2.18;

"package" see subregulation 2.7 (1);

"packaged dangerous goods" see regulation 2.11;

"packaging" see subregulation 2.7 (2);

"Packing Group" see regulation 2.5;

"packs" and "packer" see regulation 2.20;

"Panel" see subregulation 15.4 (1);

"Panel member" see subregulation 15.4 (2);

"participating jurisdiction" means:

   (a)  this jurisdiction; or

   (b)  a State or the Northern Territory, unless the State or Territory is
        declared under regulation 1.30 not to be a participating jurisdiction;

"performance test", for a packaging design type for use in the transport of
dangerous goods by road, means a test complying with Chapter 3 of the ADG
Code;

"personal injury" includes death;

"placard load" see regulation 2.13;

"premises" see section 6 of the Act;

"prescribed fee", for a provision mentioned in column 2 of the table in
regulation 23.1, means the fee prescribed in the table for the provision;

"prime contractor" see regulation 2.22;

"prime mover" means a vehicle that is designed to tow a trailer;

"recognised testing facility" see regulation 3.9;

"register" see regulation 15.1;

"registered" means:

   (a)  for a medical practitioner - a medical practitioner registered under
        State or Territory law; and

   (b)  for a vehicle - a vehicle registered under State or Territory law;

"reminder notice" means a notice given under subregulation 21.4 (1);

"required emergency information" see regulation 11.5;

"RID approved" means approved in accordance with the International Regulations
Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail published by the Inland
Transport Committee of the Economic Commission for Europe;

"rigid vehicle" means a vehicle the load carrying area of which is fixed to
the vehicle's chassis or frame;

"risk" means risk of personal injury, property damage or harm to the
environment;

"semi-trailer" means a trailer having:

   (a)  1 axle group, or a single axle, towards the rear of the trailer; and

   (b)  a means of attachment to a prime mover that, once attached, results in
        some of the load being imposed on the prime mover;

"Subsidiary Risk" see regulation 2.4;

"tank":

   (a)  means a container, except an IBC, that is used, or designed to be
        used, to transport dangerous goods in bulk in the form of a liquid or
        gas; and

   (b)  includes fittings, closures, and any other equipment, forming part of
        the container;

"test or training certificate" means a certificate:

   (a)  issued by a person who conducted an approved test or training course;
        and

   (b)  stating that a person named in the certificate passed the test or
        completed the course;

"this jurisdiction" means the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay
Territory;

"trailer" means a vehicle that is designed to be towed, or is towed, by
another vehicle but does not include a vehicle propelled by a motor that forms
part of the vehicle;

"transport" see section 6 of the Act;

"UN dangerous goods tests and criteria" means the tests and criteria specified
in:

   (a)  the UN Recommendations; or

   (b)  the UN Recommendations, Manual of Tests and Criteria.

"unit load" see regulation 2.14;

"UN Recommendations" means the ninth revised edition of the Recommendations on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods published by the United Nations;

"UN Recommendations, Manual of Tests and Criteria" means the second revised
edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of
Tests and Criteria published by the United Nations;

"vehicle" includes a combination road vehicle.