DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 39 Additional penalties for offences involving explosives
DANGEROUS GOODS ACT 1985 - SECT 39
Additional penalties for offences involving explosives(1) Where a person is guilty of an offence against this Act in respect of the import into Victoria of any explosives, all or any part of the explosives may be forfeited to the Government of Victoria.
S. 39(2) amended by No. 48/1989 s. 13.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45
and of any provision of this Act which prescribes a specific penalty for an
offence, a person who is guilty of an offence under this Act in relation to
any explosives is liable, in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty to
which the person is liable under this Act, to a penalty not exceeding
1 penalty unit for every kilogram or part of a kilogram of the explosives
and the penalty imposed under this section shall be no less than
5 penalty units.
Pt 6A (Heading and ss 39A– 39F) inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 25.
Part VIA—Asbestos removal and control
S. 39A inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 25.