Liability of loader
173 Liability of loader
S. 173(1) repealed by No. 74/2007 s. 19(2).
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A person is guilty of an offence if—
a vehicle is in breach of a mass, dimension or load restraint limit or requirement; and
the person is the loader of any goods that are in or on the vehicle.
Note
The penalties that apply in respect of the offence created by this section are set out in section 178.
A person charged with an offence under this section does not have the benefit of the mistake of fact defence.
Note
Section 181 sets how subsection (3) operates.
A person charged with an offence under this section has the benefit of the reasonable steps defence.
S. 174 inserted by No. 110/2004 s. 41.
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