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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 6 Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 6

Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

6 Licensing of vehicles transporting dangerous goods

(1) A prime contractor must not use a vehicle to transport dangerous goods by road (other than as the driver of the vehicle) if--
(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and
(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.
: Maximum penalty--500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for an individual or 2,500 penalty units for a body corporate.
(2) A person must not consign dangerous goods for transport by road on a vehicle if the person knows or reasonably ought to know that--
(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and
(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.
: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units for an individual or 500 penalty units for a body corporate.
(3) A person must not drive a vehicle transporting dangerous goods by road or rail if the person knows or reasonably ought to know that--
(a) the regulations require the vehicle to be licensed to transport the goods, and
(b) the vehicle is not licensed under the regulations.
: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.