Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1997 - REG 4.12

(1)

A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods in bulk by road in a tank provided by the prime contractor unless the tank:

(a)

is an approved tank; and

(b)

has been maintained, tested and inspected in accordance with Chapter 4 of the ADG Code; and

(c)

is used in accordance with the approval conditions (if any) specified on the tank's compliance plate.

Penalty:   $3,000

(2)

A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods in bulk by road in a tank provided by someone else if the prime contractor knows, or reasonably ought to know, that the tank:

(a)

is not an approved tank; or

(b)

has not been maintained, tested and inspected in accordance with Chapter 4 of the ADG Code; or

(c)

is used other than in accordance with the approval conditions (if any) specified on the tank's compliance plate.

Penalty:   $3,000

(3)

A prime contractor must not transport dangerous goods in bulk by road in a tank forming part of a vehicle if:

(a)

the material of which the tank is constructed is incompatible with the dangerous goods; or

(b)

the tank is damaged or defective to the extent that it is not safe to use to transport the goods by road.

Penalty:   $3,000