Dangerous Goods (General Amendment) Regulations 1998 (Vic)

Dangerous Goods (General Amendment)

Regulations 1998

S.R. No. 3/1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation	Page
PART 1—PRELIMINARY	1

1.	Objective	1
2.	Authorising provision	1

PART 2—DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS

1988   2

3.	Principal Regulations	2
4.	Amendment of definitions	2
5.	Amendment of references to Director-General	2
6.	Statute law revision amendments	3

PART 3—DANGEROUS GOODS (LIQUEFIED GASES

TRANSFER) REGULATIONS 1987 6

7.	Principal Regulations	6
8.	Amendment of definitions	6
9.	Amendment of Principal Regulations	6

PART 4—DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND HANDLING)

REGULATIONS 1989 7

10.	Principal Regulations	7
11.	Amendment of definitions	7
12.	Amendment of the Principal Regulations	7
13.	Amendment of Schedule 5	8

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STATUTORY RULES 1998

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Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Dangerous Goods (General Amendment)

Regulations 1998

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 20 January 1998

Responsible Minister:

ROGER M. HALLAM

Minister for Finance

SHARNE BRYAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend certain regulations made under the Dangerous Goods Act 1985—

(a) to alter certain references as a result of amendments made under the Accident Compensation (Occupational Health and

Safety) Act 1996; and

(b) to make other minor administrative changes.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 52 of the Dangerous Goods Act 1985.

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PART 2—DANGEROUS GOODS (EXPLOSIVES)

REGULATIONS 1988

3. Principal Regulations

In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Explosives)
Regulations 19881 are called the Principal

Regulations.

4. Amendment of definitions

In Regulation 105 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in the definition of "approval", for "Director- General" substitute "Authority"; and
(b)	after the definition of "AS" insert— ' "Authority" means the Victorian

WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985;'; and

(c)

in the definition of "protected work", for and

(d)

in the definition of "special packing "Authority".

5. Amendment of references to Director-General

In the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in regulations 108, 109, 110, 204, 206, 319, 556, 558, 559, 560, 562, 710, 728, 803, 820, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1113, 1171, 1205, 1206,
1207 and 1301 for "Director-General" (wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and

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(b) in Part 1 of Schedule 2—

(i)  in item 1, for "signed by the Director- General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and

(ii)

in items 3, 4 and 5 for "Director- substitute "Authority"; and

(c)	in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in item 1, for "signed by the Director-General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and
(d)	in Part 3 of Schedule 2 in item 2, for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and
(e)	in Part 4 of Schedule 2 in item 1, for "signed by the Director-General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and

(f) in Part 5 of Schedule 2—

(i)  in item 1, for "signed by the Director- General" substitute "approved by the Authority"; and

(ii)

in items 3, 5, and 8 for "Director- substitute "Authority"; and

(g)	in Part 6 of Schedule 2 in item 4, for "Director-General" substitute "Authority"; and
(h)	in Schedule 5 in item 1, for "Director- General" substitute "Authority".

6. Statute law revision amendments

In the Principal Regulations—

(a) in regulation 319(d), for "Dangerous Substances (Placarding of Workplaces)

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Regulations 1985" substitute "Dangerous
Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations

1989"; and

(b)

in regulation 560(3), for "Road Traffic and

(c) in regulation 820—

(i) occurring) substitute "Mineral

for "Mines Act 1958" (where twice and

(ii)

for "Extractive Industries Act 1966" Development Act 1995"; and

(d)	in regulation 1104, for "change" substitute "charge"; and
(e)	in regulation 1109(2)(b), after "1984" insert "or the Mineral Resources (Health and Safety) Regulations 1991"; and

(f) in regulation 1109(2)—

(i)  in paragraph (c) for "occupier; or" substitute "occupier;";

(ii) paragraph (d) is revoked; and

(g) regulation 1110 is revoked; and

(h) in regulation 1113(2)(d), after "1984" insert "or the Mineral Resources (Health and Safety) Regulations 1991"; and

(i)  in Part 2 of Schedule 2 in item 2, for "Mines Act 1958" substitute "Mineral Resources Development Act 1990"; and

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(j) in Part 4 of Schedule 2—

(i)  in item 2, for "Road Traffic Authority" substitute "Roads Corporation"; and

(ii) in item 3, for "the Mines Act 1958 or the Coal Mines Act 1958" substitute "the Extractive Industries

Development Act 1995 or the Mineral
Resources Development Act 1990".

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PART 3—DANGEROUS GOODS (LIQUEFIED GASES

TRANSFER) REGULATIONS 1987

7. Principal Regulations

In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Liquefied
Gases Transfer) Regulations 19872 are called the

Principal Regulations.

8. Amendment of definitions

In Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)

in the definition of "Approved", for and

(b)

after the definition of "AS" or "Australian ' "Authority" means the Victorian

WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.' .

9. Amendment of Principal Regulations

In regulations 7, 29 and 30 of the Principal
Regulations for "Director-General" (wherever

occurring) substitute "Authority".

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PART 4—DANGEROUS GOODS (STORAGE AND

HANDLING) REGULATIONS 1989

10. Principal Regulations

In this Part, the Dangerous Goods (Storage and
Handling) Regulations 19893 are called the

Principal Regulations.

11. Amendment of definitions

In regulation 107 of the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in the definition of "approval", for "Director- General" substitute "Authority"; and
(b)

in the definition of "approved", for and

(c)

after the definition of "assessment factor" ' "Authority" means the Victorian

WorkCover Authority established under section 18 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985;'.

12. Amendment of the Principal Regulations

In the Principal Regulations—

(a)	in regulations 112, 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, 311, 408, 510, 515, 516, 517, 520, 530, 602, 603, 702, 711, 804, 805, 807, 810, 815, 817, 821, 904 and 905 for "Director-General"
(wherever occurring) substitute "Authority"; and

(b) regulation 113 is revoked; and

(c) in regulation 206—

(i) for "Director-General" (where first
occurring) substitute "Authority"; and

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(ii)

for "signed by the Director-General" Authority"; and

(d)

in regulation 313 (other than sub-regulation occurring) substitute "Authority"; and

(e) in the Note to Table 1003, for "Director- General" substitute "Authority".

13. Amendment of Schedule 5

In the Principal Regulations in items 1 and 3 of
Schedule 5, for "Director-General" (wherever

occurring) substitute "Authority".

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NOTES

1 S.R. No. 272/1988. Reprinted to S.R. No. 181/1995.

2 S.R. No. 370/1987. Reprinted to S.R. No. 29/1996.

3 S.R. No. 323/1989. Reprinted to S.R. No. 11/1997.