CHEMICAL WEAPONS (PROHIBITION) ACT 1994 - SECT 13 Notification of finding of substances or articles believed to be chemical weapons
CHEMICAL WEAPONS (PROHIBITION) ACT 1994 - SECT 13
Notification of finding of substances or articles believed to be chemical weapons(1) If a person finds a substance or article, whether in Australia or an external Territory, or on, or in the seas above, the continental shelf adjacent to Australia or an external territory, that the person believes may be a chemical weapon, the person must immediately notify:
(a) the Director; or
(b) a constable;
of the finding, and of the whereabouts, of the substance or article concerned.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year.
(2) If the person notifies a constable, it is the responsibility
of the constable to notify the Director of the matter notified to the
constable.