Victorian Consolidated Regulations

For ease of reference only, definitions (but not other parts of speech and grammatical forms of a word or phrase defined) appear in bold in the text. Section 39 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 provides that where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning in an Act or subordinate instrument, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have, unless the contrary intention appears, corresponding meanings. - SECT 439

Packages received

439. Packages received



(1) If an occupier of premises receives a package of dangerous goods that is
marked in accordance with regulation 302, the occupier must ensure, during the
period the dangerous goods remain in the package, that-

   (a)  the package remains so marked; and

   (b)  the marking remains legible and is not removed, defaced or altered.

(2) If-

   (a)  the dangerous goods are removed from the package; and

   (b)  the package remains marked as it was when it was received-

the container forming part of the package must not be used to contain
dangerous goods other than dangerous goods of the type that was in the package
when it was first received.