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DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY ACT 2004 (NO. 7 OF 2004) - SECT 20

20 .         Codes of practice, approval of

        (1)         For the purpose of providing practical guidance to persons engaged, directly or indirectly, in storing, handling or transporting dangerous goods, the Minister may approve any code of practice as in force from time to time or as in force at a particular time.

        (2)         A code of practice —

            (a)         may consist of any code, standard, rule, specification or provision relating to the storage, handling or transport of dangerous goods published by a body recognised as having an expertise on the subject; and

            (b)         may incorporate by reference any other such document as in force from time to time or as in force at a particular time.

        (3)         The Minister may approve any revision of the whole or any part of a code of practice.

        (4)         The Minister may cancel the approval of a code of practice.

        (5)         The Chief Officer must —

            (a)         publish a notice in the Gazette giving details of any approval or cancellation made under this section;

            (b)         ensure that a copy of every approved code of practice, including any revision of the code and any document incorporated in it by reference, is available, without charge, for public inspection; and

            (c)         publish a notice in the Gazette giving details of where such documents may be inspected or obtained.

        (6)         An approval or cancellation made under this section comes into force on the day on which notice of it is published in the Gazette or on a later date specified in the notice.

        (7)         A code of practice approved under this section is a regulation for the purpose of section 42 of the Interpretation Act 1984 .

        (8)         A person is not liable in any civil or criminal proceeding only because the person has not complied with a provision of an approved code of practice.



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