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Duty of rail operators

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Part 13Procedures during transport
Division 2Unloading at unattended places

140 Duty of rail operators

(1)

A rail operator must not allow dangerous goods being transported to be delivered at a location that is not attended by railway personnel, other than the crew of the rail vehicle transporting the goods, unless—

(a)

the consignee of the goods or a person acting for the consignee, is at the location to receive the goods; or

(b)

the consignee of the goods has agreed, in writing, with the rail operator for the rail operator to deliver the goods at a secure location and the goods are unloaded at the location.

Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.

(2)

In this section—

secure location, for the delivery of goods, means a location to which it may reasonably be expected that unauthorised persons will not gain access including by having regard to—

(a)

the nature of the location; and

(b)

the nature of the goods; and

(c)

the type of any container or rail wagon in which the goods are stored.

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