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Dangerous Substances Act 2004
46Failure to comply with safety duty—causing substantial
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46 Failure to comply with safety duty—causing substantial damage to property or environment (c) the failure causes substantial damage to property or the environment; and (i) was reckless about whether the failure would cause substantial damage to property or the environment; or (ii) was negligent about whether the failure would cause substantial damage to property or the environment. Maximum penalty: 1 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or