Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 2016 - REG 88

88 Duties of owner or master about dangerous cargo

(1) The owner or master of a ship handling dangerous cargo, other than dangerous goods, must, to the extent it is reasonably practicable, comply with the appropriate dangerous cargo code for the cargo while handling that cargo.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) The owner or master of a ship handling dangerous goods must, to the extent it is reasonably practicable, comply with the IMDG code while handling the goods.

(3) Subsection (2) is a regulation to which section 213 (3) of the Act applies.

Note—

Section 213 (3) of the Act provides for a penalty of 500 penalty units for a contravention of a regulation declared to be a regulation to which the subsection applies.