Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) ACT 1995 - SECT 3

             (1)  The purpose of this Act is to regulate the transport of dangerous goods by road in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory in order to promote public safety and protect property and the environment.

             (2)  It is intended that:

                     (a)  the States and the Northern Territory will adopt section 6 and Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Act and the regulations in accordance with the agreements scheduled to the National Road Transport Commission Act 1991 as part of the uniform national road transport legislation envisaged by that Act; and

                     (b)  when so adopted, those provisions of this Act and the regulations will constitute the primary law of the States and the Northern Territory in relation to the transport of dangerous goods by road.