---
title: "Dangerous goods documents before loading"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/dangerous-goods-shipment-notices"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a37-dangerous-goods-shipment-notices"
area_id: "A37"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A37-R20261018-1"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Dangerous goods documents before loading

> Checklist of the notices and documents in Marine Order 41 (Carriage of dangerous goods) 2017 for a shipment, from the document of compliance through to the special list and an incident report.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/dangerous-goods-shipment-notices  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Maritime, Shipping & Transport](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport.md)
- Jurisdictions: Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the authority it cites, for Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use before dangerous goods are loaded, to see whether the shipper, the consolidator and the master each have the document the Order requires. It does not replace the IMDG Code or the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form.

## Used for these tasks

- [Check a dangerous goods shipment’s declarations and documents against the carriage rules](https://ailawframework.com/practice/maritime-shipping-and-transport/check-a-dangerous-goods-shipment-s-declarations-and-documents-against-th.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may tick a row only by naming the document the principal has supplied, and may calculate the 48-hour and 24-hour times from the loading time the principal gives.

**AI may:**

- Insert the vessel, the load port and the loading time
- Name the file that contains the form, the list or the declaration

**AI must not:**

- Must not say the goods may be loaded
- Must not complete a dangerous goods form
- Must not describe goods that are not in the shipper's document

**The lawyer checks:**

- A document of compliance is in force where section 9 requires one, and the loading matches it
- The shipper's notice reaches the master at least 48 hours before loading, and the master's list or the section 18(2) information reaches AMSA at least 24 hours before loading
- Class 7 goods are noticed to AMSA whether or not AMSA has asked, and other classes are noticed to AMSA only if requested

## Authorities

- [Marine Order 41 (Carriage of dangerous goods) 2017 (Cth), compilation on the Federal Register of Legislation, sections 9 to 20 and 26](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2017L01578/latest/text)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/maritime-shipping-and-transport/dangerous-goods-shipment-notices and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*