Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) ACT 1995 - SECT 6

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"authorised officer" means an authorised officer appointed under section 14.

"Competent Authority" means a Competent Authority appointed under section 13.

"dangerous goods" means:

                     (a)  a substance or article prescribed as dangerous goods; or

                     (b)  a substance or article determined by a Competent Authority in accordance with the regulations to be dangerous goods.

"dangerous situation" means a situation involving the transport of dangerous goods by road that is causing or is likely to cause imminent risk of death or injury to a person, or harm to the environment or to property.

"government authority" means:

                     (a)  a department or an administrative unit of the public service; or

                     (b)  an agency or instrumentality of the Crown; or

                     (c)  a local government body; or

                     (d)  a Competent Authority.

"involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road" includes:

                     (a)  importing, or arranging for the importation of, dangerous goods into Australia; and

                     (b)  marking packages and unit loads containing dangerous goods for transport by road, and placarding containers and vehicles in which dangerous goods are transported by road; and

                     (c)  consigning dangerous goods for transport by road; and

                     (d)  loading dangerous goods onto a vehicle, or into a container that is to be put on a vehicle, for transport by road or unloading dangerous goods that have been transported by road; and

                     (e)  undertaking, or being responsible for, otherwise than as an employee or sub‑contractor, the transport of dangerous goods by road; and

                      (f)  driving a vehicle carrying dangerous goods by road; and

                     (g)  being the consignee of dangerous goods transported by road; and

                     (h)  being involved as a director, secretary or manager of a body corporate, or other person who takes part in the management of a body corporate, that takes part in an activity covered by this definition.

"offence" means an offence against this Act.

"premises" includes a structure, whether permanent or temporary, and land, but does not include a vehicle.

"this Act" includes the regulations.

"transport" , in relation to dangerous goods, includes:

                     (a)  the packing, loading and unloading of the goods, and the transfer of the goods to or from a vehicle, for the purpose of their transport; and

                     (b)  the marking of packages and unit loads containing dangerous goods, and the placarding of containers and vehicles in which dangerous goods are transported; and

                     (c)  other matters incidental to their transport.