Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392:schedule:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 1/84)
Character Range: 160997–163722

Schedule 2—Model Subordinate Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail 2007
(regulations 4 and 6)

Part 1—General, interpretation, training and offence provisions

Division 1.1—Introductory and application

1.1.1  Name of {subordinate law}
  {This subordinate law is} the {Model Subordinate Law on the Transport of Dangerous goods by Road or Rail 2007}.

1.1.2  Commencement
  This Model Subordinate Law was approved by the Australian Transport Council on 28 February 2007.

1.1.3  Main objects
  The main objects of {this subordinate law} are:
 (a) to set out the obligations of persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; and
 (b) to reduce as far as practicable the risks of personal injury, death, property damage and environmental harm arising from the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; and
 (c) to give effect to the standards, requirements and procedures of the ADG Code so far as they apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; and
 (d) to promote consistency between the standards, requirements and procedures applying to the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and other modes of transport. (1.3)

1.1.4  Application to transport by road and rail
  Unless the contrary intention appears, the provisions of {this subordinate law} apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail or both rail and road. (new)

1.1.5  Dangerous situations
  {This subordinate law} does not apply to the transport of dangerous goods by, or at the direction of, an authorised officer or an officer of an emergency service, to the extent necessary to avert, eliminate or minimise a dangerous situation. (1.9)

1.1.6  Exempt transport
 (1) In {this clause}:
designated dangerous goods means dangerous goods of:
 (a) UN Class 1 (explosives), except:
 (i) dangerous goods of UN Division 1.4S; and
 (ii) track signals carried in a unit of rolling stock for the safety of persons working in rail transport; or
 (b) Category A of UN Division 6.2 (infectious substances); or
 (c) UN Class 7 (radioactive material).
 (2) {This subordinate law} does not apply to the transport by a person of a load of dangerous goods if:
 (a) the load does not contain dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 litres or kilograms; and
 (b) the goods are not, and do not include, designated dangerous goods; and
 (c) the aggregate quantity of the dangerous goods in the load is less than 25% of a placard load; and
 (d) the goods are not being transported by the person in the course of a business of transporting goods by road; and
 (e) in relation to transport by rail—the goods are not being transported by the person on a passenger train. (1.10)

1.1.7