New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DANGEROUS GOODS (ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT) ACT 2008 - SECT 5

5 Scope of this Act

(1) This Act does not apply to:

(a) dangerous goods that are, or form part of, personal safety equipment of persons in a vehicle transporting dangerous goods, and

(b) dangerous goods that are in a container that is designed to form part of, and forms part of, the fuel or battery system of a vehicle’s engine, auxiliary engine, fuel burning appliance or other part of a vehicle’s propulsion equipment.

(2) If a provision of this Act is inconsistent with another law that:

(a) relates to the storage and handling of dangerous goods, and

(b) does not relate to involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road or rail,

the other law prevails.

(3) If a provision of this Act is inconsistent with the Radiation Control Act 1990 , the Radiation Control Act 1990 prevails.