(a) with the person's authority, is
named or otherwise identified as the consignor of the goods in the
transport documentation relating to the transport of the goods, or
(b) if
paragraph (a) does not apply to the person or anyone else--
(ii) has possession
of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported,
or
(iii) loads a vehicle with the goods, for transport, at a place where the
goods are awaiting collection and that is unattended (except by the driver)
during loading, or
(c) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to the person
or anyone else, and the goods are imported into Australia--imports the goods.
(b) that is occurring or may occur in
relation to or in the immediate vicinity of the dangerous goods, and
(c) that
creates or could create an immediate risk of death or injury to a person,
significant harm to the environment or significant damage to property.
"dangerous goods" means--
(a) a substance or article prescribed by the
regulations as dangerous goods, or
(i)
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.
"jurisdiction" means the Commonwealth or a State or Territory.
"packaging" , in relation to goods, is anything that contains, holds, protects
or encloses the goods, whether directly or indirectly, to enable them to be
received or held for transport, or to be transported, and includes anything
declared by the regulations to be packaging.
Note : It may be that a container
constitutes the whole of the packaging of goods, as in the case of a drum in
which dangerous goods are directly placed.
"placard" means a label or emergency information panel that is required by the
regulations to be used in transportingdangerous goods.
"premises" includes a structure, whether permanent or temporary, and land, but
does not include a vehicle.
"prime contractor" , in respect of the transport of dangerous goods by road,
means the person who, in conducting a business for or involving the transport
of dangerous goods by road, has undertaken to be responsible for, or is
responsible for, the transport of the goods by road.
"public authority" means--
(a) the Crown in any capacity, or
(b) a body
established by or under law, or the holder of an office established by or
under law, for a public purpose, including a local government authority, or
(c) a police force or police service.
"rail operator" , in respect of the transport of dangerous goods by rail,
means the person who has undertaken to be responsible, or is responsible,
for--
"transport documentation" means documentation required by the regulations for
the transport of dangerous goods.
"two-up driver" means a person accompanying a driver of a vehicle on a journey
or part of a journey, who has been, is or will be sharing the task of driving
the vehicle during the journey.
"unit of rolling stock" means a vehicle designed to run on rails, but does not
include a vehicle designed to operate both on and off rails when the vehicle
is not operating on rails.