The carriage of extra fuel is regulated by the States and Territories. The Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code is the model for legislation and its requirements are given effect only when adopted in the legislation of the States and Territories. The States and Territories can also adopt additional requirements and these could differ between the jurisdictions. The ADG Code exempts the transport of small quantities of extra fuel providing that certain conditions are met.
My staff contacted the State and Territory transport authorities and received responses from Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The response from Tasmania indicated that the carriage of up to 250 litres of extra fuel was allowed provided the jerrycans, or any other fuel carrying container used, complied with the requirements of AS 2906 -Fuel Containers-Portable-Plastics and Metal.
The other jurisdictions responded in general terms indicating that they too would not object to additional fuel being carried on the outside of a vehicle provided that it was carried safely in approved containers that were properly restrained and did not impact on mandatory safety equipment such as the visibility of lights.
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