DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 31B Dangerous goods must be transported in safe manner
DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 31B
Dangerous goods must be transported in safe mannerS. 31B(1) amended by No. 38/2019 s. 6.
(1) A person involved in the transport of dangerous goods (other than HCDG which do not have a UN number or explosives) by road or rail must, as far as is practicable, ensure that the dangerous goods are transported in a safe manner.
Penalty: If the failure results in death or serious injury to a person—
(a) in the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years; or
(b) in the case of a body corporate, 9000 penalty units.
In any other case—
(c) in the case of a natural person, 1800 penalty units; or
(d) in the case of a body corporate, 9000 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
Note to s. 31B(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 44.9).
Note
However, the offence may be heard and determined summarily (see section 28 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 ).
S. 31C inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 20.