Dangerous Goods Act 1975 No 68
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| Effective date | Publication date | Amendments included | Notes |
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| 29 April 2005 | 29 April 2005 | 2004 No
101 |
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| 07 July 2003 | 07 July 2003 | 2001 No
121 |
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| 01 September 2001 | 01 September 2001 | 2001 No
40 |
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| 15 July 2001 | 15 July 2001 | 2001 No
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| 01 July 2001 | 01 July 2001 | 2001 No
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| 08 December 2000 | 08 December 2000 | 2000 No
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Original legislation
Dangerous Goods Act 1975 No 68
Assented to 31.10.1975.
Date of commencement, 17.7.1978, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 11.7.1978, p 2701.
Amending legislation
Home Building Amendment Act 2004 No 101
Assented to 15.12.2004.
Date of commencement of Sch 9.1, 29.4.2005, sec 2 and GG No 50 of 29.4.2005, p 1530.
Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001 No 121
Assented to 19.12.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 34
Assented to 28.06.2001.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
Business Licences Repeal and Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2001 No 3
Assented to 04.04.2001.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2001, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 15.6.2001, p 3653.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000 No 93
Assented to 08.12.2000.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, assent, sec 2 (2).
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40
Assented to 26.06.2000.
Date of commencement, 1.9.2001, sec 2 and GG No 129 of 24.8.2001, p 6186.
Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2000 No 33
Assented to 14.06.2000.
Date of commencement, 30.6.2000, sec 2 and GG No 81 of 30.6.2000, p 5351.
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94
Assented to 08.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.101, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999 No 85
Assented to 03.12.1999.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.11, assent, sec 2 (2).
Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
Administrative Decisions Tribunal Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998 No 156
Assented to 14.12.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9949.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998 No 120
Assented to 26.11.1998.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997 No 113
Assented to 09.12.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.1, 20.4.1998, sec 2 and GG No 67 of 9.4.1998, p 2491.
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act 1997 No 51
Assented to 02.07.1997.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.1 [2], 1.11.1997, sec 2 and GG No 112 of 17.10.1997, p 8562.
Sch 3.1 [1] and [3] were not commenced and were repealed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40.
Building Services Corporation Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No 122
Assented to 03.12.1996.
Date of commencement, 1.5.1997, sec 2 and GG No 43 of 24.4.1997, p 2171.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996 No 121
Assented to 03.12.1996.
Date of commencement of Sch 4.15, 4 months after assent, sec 2 (4).
WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No 120
Assented to 03.12.1996.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 12.1.1997, sec 2 and GG No 4 of 10.1.1997, p 49.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No 30
Assented to 21.06.1996.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1995 No 99
Assented to 21.12.1995.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 89
Assented to 20.12.1995.
Date of commencement of Sch 6, 1.2.1996, sec 2 (1) and GG No 155 of 20.12.1995, p 8675.
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994 No 5
Assented to 02.05.1994.
Date of commencement of Sch 4 (1)–(13) and (15), 1.10.1994, sec 2 and GG No 106 of 19.8.1994, p 4432.
Date of commencement of Sch 4 (14) and (16), 1.8.1994, sec 2 and GG No 90 of 8.7.1994, p 3464.
Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112
Assented to 08.12.1992.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991 No 94
Assented to 17.12.1991.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, assent, Sch 1.
Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991 No 92
Assented to 17.12.1991.
Date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 18.9.1992, p 6837.
Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991 No 60
Assented to 12.12.1991.
Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 3 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, 1.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 26 of 21.2.1992, p 1043.
Occupational Health and Safety Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990 No 121
Assented to 20.12.1990.
Date of commencement, 1.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 37 of 1.3.1991, p 1695.
Business Licences Act 1990 No 72
Assented to 04.12.1990.
Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Dangerous Goods Act 1975, 15.3.1991, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.3.1991, p 2081.
Building Services Corporation Act 1989 No 147
Assented to 07.11.1989.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, 21.3.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11021.
WorkCover Legislation (Amendment) Act 1989 No 121
Assented to 24.08.1989.
Date of commencement, 1.1.1990, sec 2 and GG No 124 of 22.12.1989, p 11040.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1988 No 131
Assented to 30.12.1988.
Date of commencement of Sch 5, 17.2.1989, sec 2 (2) and GG No 23 of 17.2.1989, p 1058.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1987 No 209
Assented to 09.12.1987.
Date of commencement of Sch 9, assent, sec 2 (1).
Dangerous Goods (Workers Compensation) Amendment Act 1987 No 74
Assented to 10.06.1987.
Date of commencement, 30.6.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 102 of 17.6.1987, p 2944.
Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68
Assented to 10.06.1987.
Date of commencement, 1.9.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48
Assented to 28.05.1987.
Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1986 No 16
Assented to 01.05.1986.
Miscellaneous Acts (Search Warrants) Amendment Act 1985 No 38
Assented to 26.04.1985.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 28.2.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 29 of 14.2.1986, p 654.
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 No 20
Assented to 21.04.1983.
Date of commencement of Sch 6, 4.5.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 67 of 4.5.1983, p 2003.
Miscellaneous Acts (Coal Mines Regulation) Repeal and Amendment Act 1982 No 69
Assented to 20.05.1982.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 26.3.1984, sec 2 (2) and GG No 24 of 17.2.1984, p 753.
Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Act 1982 No 52
Assented to 12.05.1982.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1983, sec 2 (2) and GG No 179 of 24.12.1982, p 5886.
Scaffolding and Lifts (Amendment) Act 1978 No 69
Assented to 06.04.1978.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.1.1979, sec 2 (3) (4) and GG No 171 of 8.12.1978, p 5060.
Reprints Act 1972 No 48
Assented to 09.10.1972.
History notes
This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.
No reference is made to certain amendments made by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996.
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Sec 3 |
Am 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (1). Rep 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (1). |
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Sec 4 |
Am 1986 No 16, Sch 23; 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (2); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (1); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [1]; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.10; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.82 [1]. |
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Sec 5 |
Am 1978 No 69, Sch 2; 1982 No 69, Sch 2; 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (2); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [1] [2]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.14; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [2]. |
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Sec 5A |
Ins 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (3). |
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Sec 5B |
Ins 1989 No 121, Sch 1. |
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Sec 5C |
Ins 1997 No 113, Sch 1.1. |
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Sec 6 |
Am 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (3). Subst 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (2). |
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Sec 7A |
Ins 1991 No 60, Sch 3. Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (3). |
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Sec 7 |
Rep 1989 No 121, Sch 1. |
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Sec 8 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (4); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 9 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (1); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [1]–[3]. |
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Sec 10 |
Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (1); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (5); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 11 |
Subst 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (2). Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (2); 1987 No 209, Sch 9; 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [4] [5]; 1995 No 99, Sch 1. |
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Sec 12 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [6] [7]. |
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Sec 13 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (2); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [8] [9]. |
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Sec 14 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (5); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (3); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [10]. |
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Sec 17 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (6); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 18 |
Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1. |
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Sec 19 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (7); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 20 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (6); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (4); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [11] [12]. |
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Sec 21 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (8); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 23 |
Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1. |
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Sec 24 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (7); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (5); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [13]. |
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Sec 25 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (8); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (3). |
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Sec 26 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (9); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (6); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [14] [15]. |
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Sec 27 |
Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (3); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (9); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [3]. |
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Sec 27A |
Ins 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (4). Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (10); 1996 No 120, Sch 2.3 [1]; 1998 No 120, Sch 2.11; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.101. |
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Sec 28 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (11); 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [4]. |
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Sec 28A |
Ins 1996 No 120, Sch 2.3 [2]. |
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Sec 29 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (12). Subst 1998 No 156, Sch 4; 2000 No 33, Sch 2.2. |
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Sec 30 |
Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (5); 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1992 No 112, Sch 1. |
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Sec 31 |
Am 1982 No 52, Sch 1 (6); 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [3]. |
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Sec 32 |
Am 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (10); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (7); 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (13); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [16]. |
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Sec 33 |
Am 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (4); 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (4); 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (8); 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (14); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [17]; 1996 No 121, Sch 4.15 [1] [2]; 1999 No 85, Sch 2.11; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.82 [2]. |
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Sec 39 |
Am 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (5). |
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Sec 40 |
Am 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [5]. |
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Sec 41 |
Am 1982 No 52, Schs 1 (7), 2; 1982 No 69, Sch 2; 1983 No 20, Sch 6 (5); 1987 No 48, Schs 5, 32; 1987 No 74, Sch 1 (11); 1988 No 131, Sch 5 (6); 1989 No 147, Sch 5; 1990 No 72, Sch 3; 1990 No 121, Sch 3 (9); 1991 No 94, Sch 1; 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [18]–[20]; 1996 No 122, Sch 7.2; 1997 No 51, Sch 3.1 [2]; 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [4] [5]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.14; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6]; 2004 No 101, Sch 9.1. |
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Sec 42 |
Subst 1985 No 38, Sch 1. Am 1991 No 92, Sch 2. |
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Secs 43A, 43B |
Ins 2000 No 40, Sch 2.2 [6]. |
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Sec 44 |
Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (15). |
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Sec 45 |
Am 1999 No 85, Sch 4. |
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Sch 1 |
Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. |
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Sch 2 |
Am 1987 No 68, Sch 3. Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4. |
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Sch 3 |
Am 1994 No 5, Sch 4 (16); 1995 No 89, Sch 6 [21] [22]; 2001 No 3, Sch 1.1 [7]. |
Dangerous Goods Bill 1975
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