Unauthorised handling of dangerous substances generally
82 Unauthorised handling of dangerous substances generally
A person commits an offence if—
a regulation requires a handling of a dangerous substance to be authorised under a licence; and
the person handles the substance; and
the person is not authorised under a licence to handle the substance.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
Note 1 Handling a dangerous substance includes importing, manufacturing, storing, supplying, possessing, receiving or using the substance (see s 11).
Note 2 See the Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009 for the transport by road of certain dangerous substances that are classified as dangerous goods under that Act.
An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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