DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 8 Relationship of this Act to other statutory provisions
DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 8
Relationship of this Act to other statutory provisions(1) Subject to this Act, where by or under any other Act provision is made relating to dangerous goods, the provision shall—
(a) if not inconsistent with a provision of this Act, be observed in addition to the provisions of this Act; and
(b) if inconsistent with a provision of this Act, be, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect and the provision of this Act shall prevail.
S. 8(2) repealed by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 20.2), new s. 8(2) inserted by No. 66/2008 s. 5, substituted by No. 39/2018 s. 36.
(2) Unless the contrary intention appears in any regulation or permission made, issued or granted under the Environment Protection Act 2017 , the provisions of this Act do not apply to—
(a) the transport of reportable priority waste in accordance with a permission under the Environment Protection Act 2017 ; or
(b) the transport of waste undertaken in accordance with the requirements of any national environment protection measure made under the National Environment Protection Council (Victoria) Act 1995 .