General information

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

• Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act 2010
• Dangerous Substances (Safe Handling) Act 2005  
• This legislation prescribes as a reference the Australian Dangerous Goods Code 7 (ADG7).

ADG 7 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

or can be accessed online at the National Transport Commission Website: www.ntc.gov.au

Goods are Dangerous Goods if they:

• Are named in a specific entry in column 2, Chapter 3.2.3 (The Dangerous Goods List) 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 6 or 9 in the List; or
• Satisfy the criteria in a Special Provision of the ADG Code that is applied by column 7 in the Appendix; or
• Are determined 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 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

Safe transport of Asbestos containing material (Asbestos in Tasmania website)