Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (GOODS IN PORTS) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 4

4 .         “Consignor”, meaning of

                For the purposes of these regulations, a person is the consignor of dangerous goods in a port area —

            (a)         if the person, with the person’s authority, is named or otherwise identified as the consignor of the goods in documentation associated with transporting the goods into or from the port area; or

            (b)         if paragraph (a) does not apply to the person or anyone else — if the person —

                  (i)         engages another person, either directly or through an agent or other intermediary, to transport the goods into or from the port area; or

                  (ii)         has possession of, or control over, the goods immediately before the goods are transported into or from the port area;

                or

            (c)         if neither paragraph (a) nor (b) applies to the person or anyone else and the goods are being imported into Australia — if the person is the importer.