South Australian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT) REGULATIONS 2008 - REG 13

13—UN Classes, Divisions and Categories

        (1)         The UN Class or UN Division of particular goods is—

            (a)         if a determination under regulation 155 that the goods are of a particular UN Class or UN Division is in effect—the Class or Division specified in the determination; or

            (b)         if no such determination is in effect—the Class or Division determined for the goods in accordance with the ADG Code.

Notes—

1         Under the UN classification system there are 9 classes of dangerous goods. Under that system some Classes are further divided into Divisions.

2         Under the ADG Code, if particular dangerous goods are listed in the Dangerous Goods List, their UN Class or Division is that listed in column 2 of that list opposite the name and description of those goods, unless Chapter 3.3 of the Code provides for those goods to be assigned to a different UN Class or Division.

        (2)         The UN Category of Division 6.2 (infectious substances) is the Category determined for the goods in accordance with the ADG Code.