Transport and Storage of Dangerous Goods

Storage and transport of Dangerous Goods should be in accordance with the Dangerous Goods Act 1998, Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations 1998 and Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Regulations 1998. This legislation prescribes as a reference the Australian Dangerous Goods Code 6.

Goods are Dangerous Goods if they:

(a) Are named in a specific entry in column 2, Appendix 2 to the ADG Code, but not in a generic entry or in an entry where the letters "N.O.S." are shown as part of the proper shipping name for the goods; or

(b) Satisfy the criteria in column 2 or 9 in the Appendix; or

(c) Satisfy the criteria in a Special Provision of the ADG Code that is applied by column 7 in the Appendix; or

(d) Are determined under paragraph 1.18(a) to be dangerous goods; or

(e) Satisfy the UN dangerous goods tests and criteria for determining whether goods are dangerous goods.

However, goods are not dangerous goods if they are determined under paragraph 1.18(b) not to be dangerous goods.

General information on Dangerous Goods

Includes information on standards, licence application forms for manufacturing, exporting or importing

Storage of Dangerous Goods

Information on licensing of depots, constructing or altering storage depots and associated application forms

Transport of Dangerous Goods

Information on bulk driver licences, medicals for bulk drivers and vehicle licences

New training framework and course proposed

A new training framework and course is proposed for the transport of bulk dangerous goods. Comments closed COB 23 May

Fees 2007-2008

The Australian Dangerous Goods Code 6 may be purchased from the address below