Queensland Numbered Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2016 - SECT 30

30 Amendment of s 191 (Duty of operator)

(1) Section 191(1)—
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(1) An operator of a heavy vehicle must ensure the vehicle’s driver does not transport the freight container by road using the vehicle without a complying container weight declaration for the freight container containing information in the form required under section 192A.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$6000.

(2) Section 191(2), from ‘unless’—
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unless the operator—

(a) proves that the driver was provided with the declaration before the driver started transporting the freight container; or

(b) has a reasonable excuse.

(3) Section 191(3), from ‘must’ to ‘unless’—
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must, unless the operator has a reasonable excuse, ensure the freight container is not given to the carrier unless

(4) Section 191(4) and (5)—
omit.