s 83
In forceHandling of certain dangerous substances to be notified
Chapter 5Other serious offences
Part 5.1Prohibited and controlled dangerous substances
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 work health and safety commissioner; and
(b)
the person fails to ensure that the work health and safety commissioner 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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