Dangerous Goods Act 1998 (TAS)

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Dangerous Goods Act 1998

An Act to regulate the manufacture, transport and sale of dangerous goods, to regulate other activities in relation to such goods, to repeal the Dangerous Goods Act 1976 and for related purposes

[Royal Assent 22 May 1998]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Dangerous Goods Act 1998 . 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – authorised officer means an authorised officer appointed under section 10 ; Competent Authority means the Competent Authority specified in section 9(1) or a Competent Authority appointed under section 9(2) ; contravene includes fail to comply; dangerous goods means – (a) a substance or article prescribed as dangerous goods; or (b) a substance or article determined by a Competent Authority in accordance with the regulations to be dangerous goods; dangerous situation means a situation, involving the handling of dangerous goods, that is causing or is likely to cause imminent risk of death or injury to a person or harm to the environment or to property; drive includes operate; equipment includes machinery; government authority means – (a) a Government department within the meaning of the Tasmanian State Service Act 1984 or a discrete administrative part of such a department; or (b) a State authority within the meaning of the Tasmanian State Service Act 1984 ; or (c) a council, or a joint authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1993 ; or (d) a Competent Authority; handling includes – (a) in the case of any dangerous goods – manufacturing, packing, marking, transporting, storing, selling, supplying and using those dangerous goods and any incidental activities; and (b) in the case of dangerous goods in the form of a liquid or gas – discharging and pumping those dangerous goods and any incidental activities; hose assembly means a hose, or hoses connected together, for use in the transportation or transfer of dangerous goods and includes – (a) if there are 2 or more hoses connected together – the connections between the hoses; and (b) the attachment connecting the hose or hoses to a tank on a vehicle, bulk container or storage container; and (c) anything else, except a vehicle, bulk container or storage container, attached to the hose or hoses; involvement in the handling of dangerous goods includes – (a) importing, or arranging for the importation of, dangerous goods into Tasmania; and (b) marking or placarding packages and unit loads containing dangerous goods for handling, and placarding containers and vehicles in which dangerous goods are handled; and (c) consigning dangerous goods for transport; and (d) loading dangerous goods onto a vehicle, or into a container that is to be put on a vehicle, for transport or unloading dangerous goods that have been…

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