New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf model provisions, s 105)
(1) A person must not drive a vehicle or combination loaded with a freight container on a road in this jurisdiction without first having been provided with the relevant container weight declaration.
(2) If a container weight declaration relating to a freight container is provided to a driver of a vehicle or combination with the container, the driver must, during the course of a journey in this jurisdiction, keep the declaration in or about the vehicle or combination or in a manner that enables it to be readily accessed from the vehicle or combination.
(3) The driver is guilty of an offence if the driver engages in conduct that contravenes subsection (1) or (2).Maximum penalty: 60 penalty units.
(4) A person prosecuted for an offence under this section has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence.