Unsuitability of packaging for transport
47 Unsuitability of packaging for transport
Packaging is unsuitable for the transport of dangerous goods if—
it must undergo a performance test under part 6 of the ADG Code and it is not approved packaging; or
it does not meet a relevant standard or requirement of part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code, including a requirement about inspection, maintenance or repair; or
its use, or re-use, for the transport of the goods does not comply with part 4 or 6 of the ADG Code; or
its use for the transport of the goods is prohibited by, or does not comply with, a determination; or
it is incompatible with the goods; or
it is damaged or defective to the extent that it is not safe to use to transport the goods; or
for dangerous goods purported to be packed in limited quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.4 of the ADG Code; or
for dangerous goods purported to be packed in excepted quantities—the packaging does not comply with chapter 3.5 of the ADG Code.
A freight container is also unsuitable for use as a bulk container for the transport of dangerous goods if it does not have affixed to it a safety approval plate as required under the International Convention for Safe Containers, 1972.
In this section—
approved packaging means—
packaging of a design approved under section 50; or
foreign approved packaging.
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