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DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT 2004 - SECT 83

Handling of certain dangerous substances to be notified

    (1)     A person in control of the handling of a dangerous substance commits an offence if—

        (a)     a regulation requires the handling of the substance to be notified to the chief executive; and

        (b)     the person fails to ensure that the chief executive is notified of the handling of the substance in accordance with the regulation.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note     Handling a dangerous substance includes importing, manufacturing, storing, supplying, possessing, receiving or using the substance (see s 11).

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.


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