Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ROAD TRANSPORT REFORM (DANGEROUS GOODS) ACT 1995 No. 34, 1995 - SECT 6

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 substance or article prescribed as 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)  packing dangerous goods, or labelling packaged dangerous goods, for
        transport 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 the loading and
unloading of the goods for the purpose of their transport by road, and other
matters incidental to their transport by road.