Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (DANGEROUS GOODS BY RAIL) REGULATION 2018 - REG 145

145 Emergency plans

(1) A prime contractor or rail operator must not transport a placard load by rail if the prime contractor or the rail operator does not have an emergency plan for the transport of the load.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(2) A prime contractor or rail operator transporting a placard load who becomes aware of a dangerous situation involving the load must do everything that the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the prime contractor or rail operator to do that is relevant to the situation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) A person must not consign a placard load for transport if the person does not have an emergency plan for the transport of the load.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(4) A consignor of a placard load who becomes aware of a dangerous situation involving the load must do everything that the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the consignor to do that is relevant to the situation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(5) The chief executive may, by written notice, ask the prime contractor, rail operator or consignor of a placard load to give the chief executive the emergency plan for the transport of the load.

(6) The prime contractor, rail operator or consignor must give the emergency plan to the chief executive within 14 days after the day the notice is given.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.

(7) In this section—

"emergency plan" , for the transport of a placard load, means a written plan, for dealing with any dangerous situation arising from the transport of the load, that is prepared having regard to guidelines approved by the Ministerial Council.

Editor’s note—

A copy of the guidelines is available on the website of the National Transport Commission.