Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD TRANSPORT) ACT 2009 - SECT 10

    (1)     For this Act, a person consigns goods for transport, and is the "consignor" of the goods, if—

        (a)     subsection (2) applies to the person; or

        (b)     subsection (2) does not apply to the person or anyone else, but subsection (3) applies to the person; or

        (c)     subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the person or anyone else, but subsection (4) applies to the person.

    (2)     This subsection applies to a person who, with the person's authority, is named or otherwise identified in transport documentation as the consignor of the goods.

    (3)     This subsection applies to a person who—

        (a)     engages a prime contractor, either directly or through an agent or other intermediary, to transport the goods; or

        (b)     if paragraph (a) does not apply—has possession of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported; or

        (c)     if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies—loads a vehicle with the goods, for transport, at a place—

              (i)     where dangerous goods are awaiting collection; and

              (ii)     that is unattended (except by the driver) during loading.

    (4)     This subsection applies to a person if—

        (a)     the goods are imported into Australia; and

        (b)     the person is the importer of the goods.

    (5)     For this section, the driver of a vehicle that is a trailer, and is not connected (either directly or by 1 or more other trailers) to a towing vehicle, is the driver of the towing vehicle of the combination to which the trailer was, or apparently was, last connected.