45Prohibiting a person from involvement in the dangerous goods transport industry

45 Prohibiting a person from involvement in the dangerous goods transport industry

(1) In sentencing a person for an offence, a court may, having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (2) and to such other matters as it thinks fit, and in addition to imposing any other penalty, order that the person be prohibited for a specified period from involvement in the transport of dangerous goods by road. (2) The matters to which a court must have regard are: (a) the person’s record in the transport of dangerous goods by road; and (b) any prior convictions of the person relating to dangerous goods; and (c) the circumstances surrounding the commission of the offence for which the person is being sentenced. (3) A person who contravenes an order under this section is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty for an offence against this subsection: $50,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, for an individual or $250,000 for a body corporate.