Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.1.    Citation  
   1.2.    Commencement  
   1.3.    Main objects of Regulations  
   1.4.    Definitions - the dictionary  
   1.5.    References to codes, standards and rules  
   1.6.    Inconsistency between Regulations and codes etc  
   1.7.    References to determinations, exemptions, approvals and licences  
   1.8.    References to variation of administrative determinations etc  
   1.9.    Dangerous situations  
   1.10.   Transport of small quantities  
   1.11.   Short trips after import  
   1.12.   Application of Criminal Code  
   1.13.   Strict liability offences  
   1.14.   Status of approved forms  
   1.15.   Status of certain determinations  
   1.16.   Approval and use of forms  
   1.17.   Requirements for approved forms  
   1.18.   Determinations - dangerous goods  
   1.19.   Administrative determinations  
   1.20.   Conditions of administrative determinations  
   1.21.   Register of determinations  
   1.22.   Records of determinations  
   1.23.   References to Panel  
   1.24.   Effect of Panel decisions about draft determinations  
   1.25.   Effect of Panel decisions about revoking or varying determinations  
   1.26.   Inconsistent determinations  
   1.27.   Deciding whether someone reasonably ought to have known or suspected  
   1.28.   Penalties  
   1.29.   Duty to find out whether goods are dangerous goods  
   1.      30 Declaration of non-participating jurisdictions  
   1.31.   Competent Authority and authorised officers to act as soon as practicable  
   1.32.   Identification cards  
   2.1.    Goods too dangerous to be transported  
   2.2.    Dangerous goods  
   2.3.    Classes of dangerous goods  
   2.4.    Subsidiary Risk  
   2.5.    Packing Groups  
   2.6.    Incompatible goods etc  
   2.7.    Packages and packaging  
   2.8.    Capacity  
   2.9.    What is a load of goods  
   2.10.   Aggregate quantity  
   2.11.   Packaged dangerous goods  
   2.12.   Dangerous goods in bulk  
   2.13.   Placard loads  
   2.14.   Unit loads  
   2.15.   Freight containers  
   2.16.   IBCs  
   2.17.   Bulk containers  
   2.18.   Vehicle owners  
   2.19.   Consignors  
   2.20.   Packers  
   2.21.   Loaders  
   2.22.   Prime contractors  
   3.1.    Suitability of packaging  
   3.2.    Marking packaging  
   3.3.    Consignor's duties  
   3.4.    Packer's duties  
   3.5.    Loader's duties  
   3.6.    Prime contractor's duty  
   3.7.    Driver's duty  
   3.8.    Approvals  
   3.9.    Recognised testing facilities  
   3.10.   Test certificates  
   3.11.   Requiring production of packaging for testing  
   3.12.   Requiring evidence of performance tests  
   4.1.    Consignor's duties  
   4.2.    Prime contractor's duties  
   4.3.    Driver's duty  
   4.4.    Consignor's duties  
   4.5.    Prime contractor's duties  
   4.6.    Driver's duties  
   4.7.    Manufacturer's duties  
   4.8.    Compliance plates  
   4.9.    Owner's duties for certain vehicles  
   4.10.   Consignor's duties  
   4.11.   Loader's duty  
   4.12.   Prime contractor's duties  
   4.13.   Driver's duties  
   4.14.   Consignor's duties  
   4.15.   Prime contractor's duties  
   4.16.   Manufacturer's duties  
   4.17.   IBC markings  
   4.18.   Consignor's duties  
   4.19.   Loader's duties  
   4.20.   Prime contractor's duties  
   4.21.   Driver's duties  
   4.22.   Consignor's duties  
   4.23.   Prime contractor's duties  
   4.24.   Applications for approval  
   4.25.   Approvals - tank designs  
   4.26.   Approvals - IBC designs  
   4.27.   Determinations - foreign approved tanks and IBCs  
   5.1.    Consignor's duties  
   5.2.    Loader's duty  
   5.3.    Prime contractor's duties  
   5.4.    Driver's duty  
   6.1.    Consignor's duties  
   6.2.    Loader's duties  
   6.3.    Prime contractor's duties  
   6.4.    Driver's duties  
   6.5.    Approvals - unit loads  
   7.1.    Application of Division  
   7.2.    Meaning of "appropriately marked"  
   7.3.    Consignor's duties  
   7.4.    Packer's duties  
   7.5.    Prime contractor's duties  
   7.6.    Meaning of "appropriately placarded" etc  
   7.7.    Consignor's duties  
   7.8.    Loader's duties  
   7.9.    Prime contractor's duties  
   7.10.   Driver's duties  
   8.1.    Owner's duty  
   8.2.    Consignor's duty  
   8.3.    Prime contractor's duty  
   8.4.    Driver's duty  
   8.5.    Owner's duty  
   8.6.    Prime contractor's duty  
   8.7.    Requiring evidence of insurance etc.  
   9.1.    Application  
   9.2.    Loads on combination road vehicles  
   9.3.    Exception for certain goods for driver's personal use  
   9.4.    Consignor's duties  
   9.5.    Loader's duties  
   9.6.    Prime contractor's duties  
   9.7.    Driver's duties  
   9.8.    Approvals - segregation  
   9.9.    Consignor's duty  
   9.10.   Loader's duty  
   9.11.   Prime contractor's duty  
   9.12.   Driver's duty  
   10.1.   Transferor's duties  
   10.2.   Prime contractor's duty  
   10.3.   Driver's duty  
   10.4.   Application  
   10.5.   Transferor's duties - general  
   10.6.   Transferor's duties - hose assemblies  
   10.7.   Occupier's duties  
   10.8.   Prime contractor's duties  
   10.9.   Approvals - transfers of dangerous goods  
   11.1.   False or misleading information  
   11.2.   Consignor's duties  
   11.3.   Prime contractor's duty  
   11.4.   Driver's duties  
   11.5.   Meaning of "required emergency information"  
   11.6.   Consignor's duty  
   11.7.   Prime contractor's duties  
   11.8.   Driver's duties  
   11.9.   Approvals - emergency information  
   12.1.   Owner's duties  
   12.2.   Prime contractor's duties  
   12.3.   Driver's duties  
   13.1.   Driver's duty  
   13.2.   Prime contractor's duties  
   13.3.   Powers of authorised officers  
   13.4.   Driving  
   13.5.   Parking  
   13.6.   Control of ignition sources  
   13.7.   Determinations - routes, areas, vehicles and times  
   13.8.   Prime contractor's duty  
   13.9.   Driver's duty  
   14.1.   Driver's duties  
   14.2.   Prime contractor's duties - contaminated food and food packaging  
   14.3.   Prime contractors and drivers to inform Competent Authority  
   14.4.   Telephone advisory service - bulk transport  
   14.5.   Emergency plans  
   14.6.   Consignor's duties - information and resources  
   14.7.   Prime contractor's duties - information and resources  
   15.1.   Registers  
   15.2.   Registers may be kept by computer  
   15.3.   Inspection of registers  
   15.4.   Membership and function of Panel  
   15.5.   Panel meetings  
   15.6.   Decisions of Panel  
   15.7.   Recommendations by Competent Authority  
   15.8.   Recommendations by corresponding Competent Authorities  
   15.9.   Corresponding determinations  
   15.10.  Corresponding exemptions  
   15.11.  Corresponding approvals  
   15.12.  Corresponding licences  
   16.1.   Applications for exemptions  
   16.2.   Register of exemptions  
   16.3.   Records of exemptions  
   16.4.   References to Panel  
   16.5.   Effect of Panel decisions about applications  
   16.6.   Effect of Panel decisions about cancelling or varying exemptions  
   17.1.   Applications  
   17.2.   Form of administrative determinations and approvals  
   17.3.   When administrative determinations and approvals not to be made etc.  
   17.4.   Reasons for refusal of applications  
   17.5.   Periods and conditions  
   17.6.   Replacement administrative determinations and approvals  
   17.7.   Failure to comply with conditions  
   17.8.   Grounds for cancelling administrative determinations and approvals  
   17.9.   Grounds for varying administrative determinations and approvals  
   17.10.  Register  
   17.11.  Records of approvals  
   17.12.  References to Panel  
   17.13.  Effect of Panel decisions about applications  
   17.14.  Effect of Panel decisions about cancelling or varying approvals  
   18.1.   Application of Part  
   18.2.   Part additional to other laws  
   18.3.   Prime contractor's duties  
   18.4.   Driver's duties  
   18.5.   Consignor's duty  
   18.6.   Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in Division  
   18.7.   Required driving licence evidence  
   18.8.   Required competency evidence  
   18.9.   Required medical fitness evidence  
   18.10.  Applications for licences  
   18.11.  Grant of licences  
   18.12.  Applications for renewal of licences  
   18.13.  Renewal of licences  
   18.14.  Licence periods  
   18.15.  Licence conditions  
   18.16.  Additional condition  
   18.17.  Grounds for cancelling, suspending or varying licences  
   18.18.  Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in Division  
   18.19.  Applications for licences  
   18.20.  Additional information and inspections  
   18.21.  Grant of licences  
   18.22.  Applications for renewal of licences  
   18.23.  Renewal of licences  
   18.24.  Licence periods  
   18.25.  Licence conditions  
   18.26.  Disposal of licensed vehicles  
   18.27.  Grounds for cancelling, suspending or varying licences  
   18.28.  Licence labels  
   18.29.  Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in Division  
   18.30.  Licences to be carried  
   18.31.  Licences to be produced for inspection  
   18.32.  Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in Division  
   18.33.  Replacement licences and licence labels  
   18.34.  Failure to comply with licence conditions  
   18.35.  Surrender of licences  
   18.36.  Registers of licences  
   18.37.  Records of licences  
   18.38.  Change of information given in licence applications  
   18.39.  Production of licences to Competent Authority  
   18.40.  Seizure of licences etc  
   18.41.  Return of licences  
   19.1.   Meaning of "licence" and "licensee" in Part  
   19.2.   Cancellation, suspension and variation in dangerous situations  
   19.3.   Cancellation and suspension giving effect to court orders  
   19.4.   Variation of administrative determinations and approvals on application  
   19.5.   Cancellation, suspension and variation in other circumstances  
   19.6.   When cancellation, suspension and variation take effect  
   19.7.   When licences taken to be suspended  
   20.1.   Instruction and training  
   20.2.   Approvals - tests and training courses for drivers  
   21.1.   Offences, penalties and time for payment  
   21.2.   Contents of infringement notices  
   21.3.   Additional information in infringement notices  
   21.4.   Reminder notices  
   21.5.   Additional information in reminder notices  
   21.6.   Withdrawal of infringement notices  
   21.7.   Effect of Part  
   22.1.   Application of Part  
   22.2.   Who may apply for reconsideration of decisions  
   22.3.   Applications for reconsideration  
   22.4.   Competent Authority to reconsider decisions  
   22.5.   Review of certain decisions  
   23.1.   Prescribed fees  
   24.1.   Lawful conduct under previous law  
   24.2.   Continuing effect of certain determinations  
   24.3.   Continuing effect of corresponding determinations  
   24.4.   Continuing effect of certain exemptions  
   24.5.   Continuing effect of corresponding exemptions  
   24.6.   Continuing effect of certain approvals  
   24.7.   Continuing effect of corresponding approvals  
   24.8.   Continuing effect of certain licences  
   24.9.   Continuing effect of corresponding licences  
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