Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Dangerous Goods Act 1985 - SECT 8

Relationship of this Act to other statutory provisions

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.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears in any regulation, licence, permit,
transport certificate, State environmental protection policy or waste
management policy made, issued or declared under the
Environment Protection Act 1970, the provisions of this Act do not apply to-

   (a)  the transport of prescribed waste or prescribed industrial waste for
        which a permit or a transport certificate under Part 9A of the
        Environment Protection Act 1970 is required; 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.