Victorian Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS (TRANSPORT BY ROAD OR RAIL) REGULATIONS 2018 (SR NO 155 OF 2018) - REG 88

    (1)     A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting dangerous goods if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that—

        (a)     the goods are a placard load; and

        (b)     the load is not appropriately placarded.

Penalty:     27 penalty units.

    (2)     A person must not drive a road vehicle transporting a placard load if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the placarding of the load is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:     27 penalty units.

    (3)     A person must not drive a road vehicle that is, or that incorporates, a cargo transport unit that is placarded as if it was a placard load if the person knows or reasonably ought to know, that the load does not contain dangerous goods.

Penalty:     27 penalty units.

    (4)     A person must not drive a road vehicle that is, or that incorporates, a cargo transport unit if—

        (a)     the unit is transporting a load of dangerous goods (other than a placard load); and

        (b)     the load is placarded; and

        (c)     the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the placarding is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:         27 penalty units.