Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392:schedule:2:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00392
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 2 (pt 10/84)
Character Range: 184056–186719

solid dangerous goods:
 (a) a large packaging that complies with the requirements of Chapter 6.6 of the ADG Code;
 (b) an IBC;
 (c) a tank;
 (d) a tank vehicle;
 (e) any other packaging that complies with the requirements of Chapter 6.1 or 6.3 of the ADG Code.

1.2.7  Meaning of IBC
 (1) Subject to {subclause} (2), IBC or intermediate bulk container means a rigid or flexible portable packaging for the transport of dangerous goods that complies with the specifications in Chapter 6.5 of the ADG Code and that:
 (a) has a capacity of not more than:
 (i) for solids of Packing Group I packed in a composite, fibreboard, flexible, wooden, or rigid plastics container—1 500 litres; and
 (ii) for solids of Packing Group I packed in a metal container—3 000 litres; and
 (iii) for solids or liquids of Packing Groups II and III—3 000 litres; and
 (iv) for any other dangerous goods—3 000 litres; and
 (b) is designed for mechanical handling.
 (2) Rigid or flexible portable packaging that complies with the requirements of Chapter 6.1, 6.3 or 6.6 of the ADG Code cannot be an IBC.

1.2.8  Meaning of MEGC
  MEGC or multiple‑element gas container means:
 (a) multimodal assemblies of cylinders, tubes and bundles of cylinders that are interconnected by a manifold and assembled within a framework; and
 (b) service and structural equipment necessary for the transport of gases in the cylinders and tubes.

1.2.9  Dangerous goods packed in limited quantities
  Dangerous goods are packed in limited quantities if:
 (a) the goods are packed in accordance with Chapter 3.4 of the ADG Code; and
 (b) the quantity of dangerous goods in each inner packaging or in each article does not exceed the quantity specified, or referred to, in column 7 of the Dangerous Goods List for those goods.

1.2.10  Roads and road‑related areas
 (1) Each reference in {this subordinate law} to a road includes a reference to a road‑related area.
 (2) Road and road‑related area have the same meanings as they have in the Australian Road Rules.

1.2.11  References to rolling stock
  For purposes of {this subordinate law}, rolling stock that is designed to operate or be used on the road or on a railway track is rolling stock only while it is being operated or used on a railway track.

1.2.12  Meaning of tank
 (1) Subject to {subclauses} (2) and (3), tank means:
 (a) a receptacle for receiving and holding dangerous goods; and
 (b) any service or structural equipment that enables the receptacle to transport those goods.
 (2) A receptacle for receiving and holding dangerous goods of UN Class 2 is not a tank unless it has a capacity of more than 450 litres.
 (3) The following are not