Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATION 2018 - REG 137

137 Duty of drivers

(1) This section applies if a vehicle transporting a placard load—

(a) has a GVM of 12t or less; and

(b) is broken down or otherwise immobilised, or has stopped, on a road; and

(c) is a traffic hazard.

(2) The driver of the vehicle must alert other road users of the hazard in accordance with part 13 of the ADG Code.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—13 penalty units.

Note—

For requirements about using portable warning triangles in relation to vehicles with a GVM of over 12t, see the Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009 , section 227 .