Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsRegulation 144
repeal, insert
(1) A prime contractor or rail operator may only transport a placard load if the prime contractor or rail operator has an emergency plan for the transport of the goods.
(2) A prime contractor or rail operator transporting a placard load must, on becoming aware of a dangerous situation involving the placard load, do everything that the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the prime contractor or rail operator to do that is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.
(3) A person may only consign a placard load for transport if the person has an emergency plan for the transport of the goods.
(4) A consignor of a placard load being transported must, on becoming aware of a dangerous situation involving the placard load, do everything that the emergency plan for the transport of the load requires the consignor to do that is reasonably practicable in the circumstances.
(5) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is a prime contractor, rail operator or consignor; and
(b) fails to comply with a requirement under this regulation.
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units.
(6) An offence against subregulation (5) is an offence of strict liability.
(7) In this regulation:
"emergency plan", for the transport of a placard load, means a written plan for dealing with any dangerous situation arising from the transport of the goods that is prepared having regard to any guidelines approved by the Ministerial Council.