Draft Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods Amendment [2009] makes changes to the requirements for the safe transport of dangerous goods on land in New Zealand.
The objectives of this proposed amendment to the Rule were:
- to take account of the inclusion, in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations (UNRTDG), of criteria for substances that are toxic to the aquatic environment, resulting from the United Nations decision to promote a sustainable environment;
- to ensure that the Rule is consistent with current UNRTDG and HSNO requirements that have a bearing on transport of dangerous goods;
- to include provisions for dangerous goods in excepted quantities as introduced in the 15th revised edition of the UNRTDG;
- to clarify or modify existing provisions in the Rule for the purpose of aiding compliance with Rule requirements.
