Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01578:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01578
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 15402–18183

(1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

15 Emergency response information
       (1)The owner of a vessel carrying dangerous goods in packaged form must ensure that there are on board instructions on emergency response appropriate to incidents involving those goods in accordance with paragraph 5.4.3.2 of the IMDG Code.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2)The master of a vessel carrying dangerous goods in packaged form must ensure that the instructions mentioned in subsection (1) are available to seafarers on board the vessel.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3)An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 4 Information and notice requirements

16 Shippers to give notice of intention to ship dangerous goods
       (1) Before any dangerous goods are shipped in a vessel, the shipper (also called the consignor in the IMDG Code) must give notice in writing to the master of the vessel and AMSA.
Note   Section 119 of the Navigation Act provides that it is an offence for failure to comply with the requirements for notice of intention to ship dangerous goods.
       (2)However, if dangerous goods other than dangerous goods of Class 7 are shipped in a vessel, the notice to AMSA must only be given if requested.
       (3) If a consolidator is to pack the dangerous goods in a cargo transport unit, the shipper must also give the notice to the consolidator.
       (4) The notice must include:
(a) a completed Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form or a dangerous goods transport document in accordance with Chapter 5.4 of the IMDG Code; and
(b) any exemption given by AMSA under section 6; and
(c) any approval given by AMSA under section 7; and
(d) for an export shipment of hazardous waste substances — a copy of the waste movement document, relevant to the shipment, in accordance with section 2.0.5 of the IMDG Code.
Note for paragraph (a)   The Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form is available from AMSA's website http://www.amsa.gov.au. It should be completed by a person who has received appropriate training in accordance with section 21.
Note for paragraph (d)   The waste movement document is provided by the Department of the Environment and Energy. Shipments of hazardous waste substances also need to comply with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989.
       (5) The shipper must ensure:
(a) the notice is given to the master at least 48 hours before dangerous goods are loaded on the vessel; and
(b) a copy of the notice is retained for at least 3 months.

17 Notice requirements for consolidators
       (1)If dangerous goods are packed by a consolidator into a cargo