Victorian Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS GOODS AMENDMENT (TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 (NO. 66 OF 2008) - SECT 1

The main purposes of this Act are to—

        (a)     amend the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 to facilitate the implementation of the primary model law contained in the new national legislative framework for the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail having regard to the statutory framework that exists in Victoria; and

        (b)     make related amendments to the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 , including the alignment of penalties for general duty offences with those for similar offences relating to the transport of dangerous goods; and

        (c)     repeal the Road Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 .