Transport Infrastructure Act 1994

Unless otherwise provided, provisions of this Act relating to dangerous goods also apply in relation to goods too dangerous to be transported.

This Act does not authorise the transport by rail of goods too dangerous to be transported.

For subsection (1)—

a reference in a provision of this Act to dangerous goods includes a reference to goods too dangerous to be transported; and

a reference in a provision of this Act to a dangerous goods regulation includes a reference to a regulation that makes provision for goods too dangerous to be transported.

Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to the following provisions—

section 440;

part 2;

section 443.

Also, subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to subordinate legislation made under this Act unless a particular instrument of subordinate legislation expressly provides.

A requirement of this Act imposed because of this part does not apply to the transport by rail of goods too dangerous to be transported to the extent the goods are transported by, or under the direction of, an authorised person or relevant emergency service officer to prevent a dangerous situation.