General information

Storage, use and transport of Dangerous Goods should be in accordance with the following legislation.

• 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.

The Australian Dangerous Goods Code 6 may be purchased from the:

Australian Government Publication Information
Canprint Information Services
PO Box 7456
CANBERRA MAIL CENTRE, ACT, 2610
Phone 2: (02) 6293 8383
Fax: (02) 6293 8388
Email: support@canprint.com.au

Goods are Dangerous Goods if they:

• 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
• Satisfy the criteria in column 2 or 9 in the Appendix; or
• Satisfy the criteria in a Special Provision of the ADG Code that is applied by column 7 in the Appendix; or
• Are determined under paragraph 1.18(a) to be dangerous goods; or
• 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.

New, renewal or transfer of a Dangerous Goods licence

AS 1216: Class labels for dangerous goods

This Standard sets out details of the design and selection of labels appropriate to the Classes, Categories and Subsidiary Risks of dangerous goods designated in the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG Code).

National Code of Practice for the Storage and Handing of Dangerous Goods

Link to ASCC website. To locate this standard look for heading Dangerous Goods.