Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00739:schedule:3:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016C00739
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 3 (pt 22/63)
Character Range: 67524–70132

$1 500.

6.2  Loader's duties
  A person must not load packaged dangerous goods for transport by road in a unit load if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that:
 (a) the packages cannot safely be transported by road in the unit load; or
 (b) if Chapter 6 of the ADG Code requires the Competent Authority's approval for the transport by road of the unit load—the unit load is not prepared in accordance with a method approved under subregulation 6.5(1); or
 (c) the unit load does not otherwise comply with the Chapter.
Penalty: $1 500.

6.3  Prime contractor's duties
  A prime contractor must not transport packaged dangerous goods by road in a unit load if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that:
 (a) the packages cannot safely be transported by road in the unit load; or
 (b) the unit load does not comply with Chapter 6 of the ADG Code.
Penalty: $1 500.

6.4  Driver's duties
  A person must not drive a vehicle transporting packaged dangerous goods by road in a unit load if the person knows, or reasonably ought to know, that:
 (a) the packages cannot safely be transported by road in the unit load; or
 (b) the unit load does not comply with Chapter 6 of the ADG Code.
Penalty: $1 500.

6.5  Approvals—unit loads
 (1) The Competent Authority may, on application made in accordance with regulation 17.1, approve a method of preparing a unit load of dangerous goods for transport by road that does not comply with Chapter 6 of the ADG Code if the Authority considers that the risk involved in using the method is not greater than the risk involved in using a method complying with the Chapter.
 (2) The approval of a method of preparing a unit load of dangerous goods for transport by road may be subject to any condition necessary for the safe transport of the dangerous goods using the method.

Part 7—Marking and placarding

Division 1—Marking packages and unit loads

7.1  Application of Division
  This Division does not apply to the transport of dangerous goods by road if:
 (a) the goods have been imported into, or are to be exported from, Australia; and
 (b) the goods are being transported in a closed freight container; and
 (c) the goods are not leaking from the container; and
 (d) the goods are being transported directly:
 (i) for imported goods—from the place of import; and
 (ii) for goods for export—to the place of export; and
 (e) the container is placarded in accordance with the IATA Regulations, ICAO Rules or IMDG Code.

7.2  Meaning of appropriately marked
  For this Division, a package or unit load is appropriately marked if the package or