THE LATEST REVISION to the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail 〔ADG〕, edition 7.7, comes into full effect on 1 October, one year after it entered into force. While the ADG Code is the responsibility of the National Transport Commission 〔NTC〕, it has to be enacted in law by each of the country's states and territories.ADG 7.7 is an important update; not only does it bring in a raft of amendments from the 21st revised edition of the UN Model Regulations, it also includes some significant changes that remove Australia-specific provisions and align ADG more closely with the international provisions, as reflected in the modal rulebooks. This will remove some awkward differences that have made trade in dangerous goods with Australia a difficult proposition in terms of compliance.ADG 7.7 also includes a lot of housekeeping changes, with updates to contact details and external references, the removal of outdated references, editorial and technical corrections and an improvement in the layout. The adoption of some changes from the UN have also necessitated consequential amendments at various points throughout the text.
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