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DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD TRANSPORT) ACT 2009 - SECT 199

Regulations—competent and corresponding authorities etc

A regulation may also deal with the following:

        (a)     the making of determinations by a competent authority in relation to the following:

              (i)     identifying and classifying goods as dangerous goods;

              (ii)     identifying and classifying dangerous goods;

              (iii)     what is, and what is not, compatible with dangerous goods for transport purposes;

              (iv)     prohibiting or regulating the transport of dangerous goods by road;

              (v)     regulating the containment of dangerous goods that are being, or that are to be, transported by road;

              (vi)     routes along which, the areas where and the times when dangerous goods may, must or must not be transported;

        (b)     the approval by a competent authority of—

              (i)     vehicles, packaging, equipment and other things used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods; and

              (ii)     facilities for, and methods of, testing or using vehicles, packaging, equipment and other things used in relation to the transport of dangerous goods; and

              (iii)     processes carried out in relation to the transport of dangerous goods;

        (c)     applications for, and consideration of applications for, exemptions;

        (d)     the recognition of laws of other jurisdictions relating to the transport of dangerous goods and of things done under the laws, and the giving effect to the things;

        (e)     the recognition of a body, consisting of a competent authority and corresponding authorities, to make decisions, and provide oversight on decisions made, under this Act for the purposes of national uniformity, and other matters in relation to the body, including the recognition of decisions made by the body;

        (f)     the passing of information on people relevant to licensing or compliance and enforcement matters to corresponding authorities and other authorities involved in the enforcement of road laws.

Note     A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).



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