Requirement for transport licence—transport by road
14 Requirement for transport licence—transport by road
Subsection (2) applies if a radioactive substance is being transported by road in a vehicle.
The person in charge of the vehicle must hold a transport licence to transport the substance.
Maximum penalty—
for a radioactive substance that is not a security enhanced source—400 penalty units; or
for a radioactive substance that is a security enhanced source—2,500 penalty units.
Editor’s note—
Under section 49(2), only an individual may apply for a transport licence that allows the transport of a radioactive substance by road.
However, the person is not required to hold a transport licence if the person is helping a transport licensee to transport a radioactive substance, to which the licence relates, by road and the person is in the licensee’s presence.
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