Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
41ATransporting substance through transit country without approval
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41A Transporting substance through transit country without approval
Transporting substance through transit country without approval (1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person exports a substance or object to a foreign country (the destination country); and (b) the substance or object is transported through a third country (the transit country) on its way to the destination country; and (c) the substance or object is not hazardous waste for the purposes of the application of this Act to the export; and (d) under section 41C the substance or object is a notifiable substance in relation to the transit country; and (e) at the time when the substance or object was brought into the transit country, the transportation had not been approved under section 41B.
Note: The physical elements of an offence against subsection (2) are set out in this subsection (see section 58F).
Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 years or 180 penalty units, or both.
Strict liability offence (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 360 penalty units.