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Navigation Act 1912

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#### 253 False descriptions (1) A person shall not send by or carry in any ship any dangerous goods under a false description. Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 4 years, or both. (2) Where any dangerous goods are on board a ship, or are to be placed on board a ship, a person shall not falsely describe the sender of the goods on any package containing the goods or in any document relating to the shipping of the goods. Penalty: $5,000 or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

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