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EXTRACT FROM THE AUSTRALIAN CODE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD AND RAIL
SECTION 11.1 – SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION
11.1.1
(1)
Shipping documentation must be in English.
(2)
Shipping documentation must be legible
(3)
Unless the dangerous goods to which the shipping documentation relates are goods to which subclause (10) applies [ie
consumer commodities], any shipping documentation must contain:
(a) the consignor’s name and contact telephone number; and
(b) a description in accordance with subclause (4) of the dangerous goods to be transported:
NB: Subclause (4) - is as per the information required on the front of this Shipping Document.
The requirements of 11.1.1 (5) and (6), covering the positioning of the information on the form and recording aggregate quantities, are also met by
completing the front of this form
11.1.5
Whenever practicable the telephone number of the consignor stated in the shipping documentation, should be a number at which
the consignor, or person acting on behalf of the consignor, is accessible 24hours a day to answer questions relating to the goods
consigned.
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DOCUMENTARY ASPECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
(ie by SEA IF DESTINED FOR TASMANIA OR OTHER OFF SHORE ISLANDS).
Description of Dangerous Goods: The basic items of information necessary, in addition to the number and kind of packages, and the total
quantity (by volume or mass and, in the case of goods Class 1, by the net explosive mass of the contents), in the description of each dangerous
substance, material or article offered for shipment are:
the proper shipping name and, if applicable, the words “EMPTY UNCLEANED” or “RESIDUE – LAST CONTAINED” before or after
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the proper shipping name for empty packaging’s, including portable containers or bulk packaging’s, which contain the residues
of dangerous goods, or the word “WASTE” before the proper shipping name for waste dangerous goods (other than radioactive)
materials) being transported for disposal or for processing for disposal. Where salvage packaging has been used, the words
“SALVAGE PACKING” should be added after the description of the goods.
The class, the division (if assigned), and the compatibility group (for goods of class 1); or the subsidiary hazards, if any, such as
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‘flammable’, ‘oxidising agent’, ‘corrosive’, for goods of class 2;
The letters ’UN’ followed by the UN number shown for the goods in the IMDG Code (except for consignments identified as
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“dangerous goods in limited quantities of class/classes…” as permitted by 3.4.5 of the Code), followed by the packing group,
where assigned;
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If applicable, the minimum flashpoint if 61
C or below (in
C closed cup (c.c.)), any subsidiary hazards not communicated by the
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proper shipping name, the identification “MARINE POLLUTANT” or “SEVERE MARINE POLLUTANT”, and the recognized chemical
name where special provision 274 applies as per the dangerous goods list see 3.1.2.8.1 of the Code; and
The control and emergency temperatures, if applicable, for class 4.1 self-reactive substance or a class 5.2 organic peroxide.
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The proper shipping name, Class, UN Number, and packaging group (where assigned) should always appear in that order. Other
items may appear in any order. See section 5.4.1.2 of the Code.
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