Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

EXPLOSIVES AND DANGEROUS GOODS (DANGEROUS GOODS HANDLING AND STORAGE) REGULATIONS 1992 - REG 4.31

4.31 .         Consignment and delivery records

        (1)         Subject to subregulation (2), every occupier or licensee of premises on which dangerous goods are stored, shall make and keep in or on those premises, in a book or some other approved form, a record of — 

            (a)         the name of every person to whom;

            (b)         the address to which; and

            (c)         the date on which,

                any dangerous goods are consigned or delivered from those premises, together with the description and amount of the goods consigned or delivered.

        (2)         Subregulation (1) does not apply to — 

            (a)         the consignment or delivery of dangerous goods of any class in an amount or quantity less than that required under regulation 3.20 to be placarded in relation to goods of that class; or

            (b)         the delivery of any goods into the fuel tank of a vehicle or vessel.

        (3)         Any record in relation to a consignment or delivery made pursuant to subregulation (1), shall be preserved for a period of 2 years after the date on which it is made.

        (4)         The book, or other approved form of record required by subregulation (1), shall, except when used for the purposes of checking the amount of dangerous goods stored in the package depot or bulk depot, be kept in a place of safe custody outside the package depot or bulk depot and at least 5 m from the depot.

        (5)         The book or other approved form of record required to be kept by subregulation (1) shall be made available to emergency services personnel upon request.

        (6)         If — 

            (a)         a consignor proposes to deliver any dangerous goods, or cause any dangerous goods to be delivered, into a bulk container on any premises; and

            (b)         the consignor has not previously delivered dangerous goods of that type, or caused dangerous goods of that type to be delivered, into the bulk container,

                the consignor must ensure that a licence is in force under these regulations authorising the storage of those dangerous goods in the bulk container.

        (7)         If — 

            (a)         a consignor proposes to deliver any dangerous goods or cause any dangerous goods to be delivered in a bulk container for storage on any premises; and

            (b)         the consignor has not previously delivered dangerous goods of that type, or caused dangerous goods of that type to be delivered, in a bulk container for storage on the premises,

                the consignor must ensure that a licence is in force under these regulations authorising the storage of those dangerous goods on the premises.

        (8)         If a consignor becomes aware (whether pursuant to subregulation (6) or (7) or otherwise) that no licence is in force under these regulations authorising the storage of a particular type of dangerous goods — 

            (a)         in a specific bulk container on any premises; or

            (b)         on any premises generally,

                the consignor must not deliver dangerous goods of that type, or cause dangerous goods of that type to be delivered, to the bulk container or premises (as the case requires).

        [Regulation 4.31 amended in Gazette 1 Jun 1993 p. 2721; 22 Oct 1993 p. 5797; 3 Jun 1994 p. 2305-6.]