Application
4 Application
This Act does not apply to or in relation to:
a) radiation material within the meaning of the Radiation Protection Act 2004; or
(b) radioactive material within the meaning of the Radioactive Ores and Concentrates (Packaging and Transport) Act 1980; or
(c) a prescribed substance within the meaning of the Atomic Energy Act 1953 of the Commonwealth.
This Act does not apply in relation to:
the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail; or
any associated activity or matter,
to the extent to which it is regulated by the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010 or regulations made under that Act.
(3) This Act does not apply in relation to an activity involving dangerous goods to the extent to which the activity is regulated under the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.
If there is an inconsistency between:
a provision of this Act or regulations under this Act; and
a provision of an overriding Act or overriding Regulations;
the provision of the overriding Act or overriding Regulations prevails.
In this section:
overriding Act means:
(a) the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010; or
(b) the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011.
overriding Regulations means regulations made under an overriding Act.
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