Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 2.5

(1)

In these Regulations, a reference to:

(a)

a Packing Group of dangerous goods is a reference to the Packing Group to which the goods are assigned under subregulation (2); and

(b)

a Packing Group by number is a reference to the number of the Packing Group to which the goods are assigned.

(2)

Dangerous goods (except dangerous goods of Class 1, 2 or 7) are assigned to a Packing Group if the goods:

(a)

are assigned to the Packing Group in column 5 in Appendix 2 to the ADG Code; or

(b)

are assigned to the Packing Group in a Special Provision of the Code applying to the goods; or

(c)

satisfy the criteria in column 9 in Appendix 2 to the ADG Code for assignment to the Packing Group; or

(d)

are determined under paragraph 1.18 (e) to be assigned to the Packing Group; or

(e)

satisfy the UN dangerous goods tests and criteria for assignment to the Packing Group.