AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATION (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

No. 18 of 1987

The Dangerous Goods Ordinance 1984 modifies and applies the provisions of the Dangerous Goods Act 1975 (NSW) and the Dangerous Goods Regulation (NSW) to the ACT.

The Dangerous Goods Regulation, 1978 (the Regulation) incorporates the NSW Regulation and Clause 176 of the Regulation adopts section 8 of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail as published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P2 of 24 February, 1982 (subject to the exemption of two sections) to the conveyance of dangerous goods in the Territory.

A new version of that Australian Code was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P15 of 7 April 1987 and the Dangerous Goods Regulation (Amendment) amends the Regulation by adopting section 8 of the new version of the Code in its entirety.

The details of the Dangerous Goods Regulation (Amendment) are as follows:
•	Regulation 1 defines “Applied Regulation” as the provisions of the Dangerous Goods Regulation applicable in the Territory;
•	Regulation 2 amends subclause 4(1) of the Regulation by substituting a new definition of “Australian Code” as being the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail as published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P15 of 7 April 1987; and
•	Regulation 3 amends clause 176 of the Regulation by omitting the reference to two sections of the Australian Code that had been exempted.  The effect of this amendment is that section 8 of the latest version of the Australian Code applies in the ACT in its entirety.

ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF THE
MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE ARTS,
SPORT, THE ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM
AND TERRITORIES