New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

DANGEROUS GOODS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1999 - REG 23

23 Supply of liquid and gaseous dangerous goods

(1) A licensee under section 8 of the Act of premises in or on which there is a fuel dispensing unit for the delivery of dangerous goods of Class 2.1 or 3 must:

(a) not deliver or permit a person to receive delivery of any such goods, by means of the unit, into the fuel tank of a vehicle or vessel unless the engine of the vehicle or vessel is stopped, and

(b) take all practicable steps to ensure that, while any such goods are being delivered into the fuel tank of a vehicle or vessel by means of the unit, no person lights matches, uses any other source of ignition or smokes within 3 metres of the vehicle or vessel, and

(c) at all times prominently display on or near every unit from which any such goods are so delivered a sign bearing the words “STOP ENGINE-NO SMOKING” in letters at least 50 millimetres high conforming to Type B of AS 1744 (Forms of letters and numerals for road signs) in such a position that the sign will be clearly legible by persons who are at the unit for the purpose of obtaining any such goods, and

(d) take all practicable steps to ensure that the unit cannot be operated by:

(i) a person without the authority of the licensee, or

(ii) a person under 15 years of age.

(2) A person must not introduce dangerous goods of Class 2.1 or 3 into a vehicle or vessel by use of a fuel dispensing unit unless:

(a) the engine of the vehicle or vessel is stopped, and

(b) no person is smoking within 3 metres of the vehicle or vessel.

(3) A person must not light a match, use any other form of ignition or smoke within 3 metres of a vehicle or vessel into which dangerous goods of Class 2.1 or 3 are being introduced from a fuel dispensing unit.

(4) A person must not introduce liquefied petroleum gas into a vehicle or vessel by use of a fuel dispensing unit unless the hose attached to the unit is fitted with a coupling designed:

(a) to separate from the unit at a lower tension than that which could cause the hose or unit to fail or be damaged, and

(b) to stop the flow of gas from both the hose and the unit after separation.

Penalty: Contravention of this clause is an offence and is punishable in accordance with clause 340.