Victorian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (TRANSPORT BY ROAD OR RAIL) REGULATIONS 2018 - REG 72

    (1)     A prime contractor or rail operator must not transport dangerous goods in any specific packaging provided by the prime contractor or rail operator if—

        (a)     the specific packaging is unsuitable for the transport of the goods; or

        (b)     the goods have not been packed in the specific packaging in accordance with any relevant provision in Part 4 of the ADG Code.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 35 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 175 penalty units.

    (2)     A prime contractor or rail operator must not transport dangerous goods in any specific packaging provided by any other person if the prime contractor or rail operator knows, or reasonably ought to know, that—

        (a)     the specific packaging is unsuitable for the transport of the goods; or

        (b)     the goods have not been packed in the specific packaging in accordance with any relevant provision in Part 4 of the ADG Code.

Penalty:     In the case of a natural person, 35 penalty units;

In the case of a body corporate, 175 penalty units.