Offences—consign goods—cargo transport unit inappropriately placarded
87 Offences—consign goods—cargo transport unit inappropriately placarded
A person commits an offence if—
the person consigns goods for transport in or on a cargo transport unit; and
the cargo transport unit does not contain dangerous goods; and
the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the cargo transport unit does not contain dangerous goods; and
the cargo transport unit is placarded as if it were a placard load.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the placarding of the cargo transport unit complies with requirements relating to contents of a cargo transport unit under—
the ICAO technical instructions; or
the IMDG code.
Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).
A person commits an offence if—
the person consigns a load of dangerous goods for transport in or on a cargo transport unit; and
the goods are not a placard load; and
the load’s placarding is false or misleading in a material particular; and
the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the placarding is false or misleading in a material particular.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
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