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Australian Dangerous Goods Code

June 2023: Australian Dangerous Goods Code Review - Working Group Discussion Paper #4: Safety equipment for dangerous goods transport, as part of the full review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code. Feedback due July 9, 2023, click here.

June 2023: Australian Dangerous Goods Code Review - Working Group Discussion Paper #5: Fire extinguishers for dangerous goods transport, as part of the full review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code. Feedback due July 9, 2023, click here.

March 2023: Australia National Transport Commission: Performance Requirements for Inner Packagings Guidance. The purpose of this guideline is to assist duty holders such as packaging manufacturers, packers and consignors to interpret and apply the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (the ADG Code) requirements for inner packagings. Guidance Document… (March 3, 2023 – NTC)

January 2023: Australian Dangerous Goods Code Update. Edition 7.8 is the latest edition of the ADG Code. It can be used from 1 April 2023 and is mandatory from 1 April 2024. The commencement date in some states may be later than 1 April 2023, please check with your competent authority. Appendix C:  Emergency Action (Hazchem) Codes is published here as a stand-alone document. As part of the NTC’s agreement to use this information, Appendix C: cannot be printed or copied. The dangerous goods list in Table 3.2.3 is also available to download here in excel.

Reminder: Australian Dangerous Goods Code Becomes Mandatory October 1, 2021. Edition 7.7 is the latest edition. It can be used from 1 October 2020 and is mandatory from 1 October 2021. The commencement date in some states may be later than 1 October 2020, please check with your competent authority. More info here…