TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 161Q Consignment of goods too dangerous to be transported prohibited

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 161Q

161Q Consignment of goods too dangerous to be transported prohibited

A person must not consign for transport goods too dangerous to be transported.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) if the contravention results in death or grievous bodily harm to a person—1,000 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment; or

(b) otherwise—500 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.

Note—

If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 57 , to have also committed the offence.