80Remedying dangerous goods incidents

80 Remedying dangerous goods incidents

80 Remedying dangerous goods incidents

(1) The responsible person for reporting a dangerous goods incident, other than an incident involving radioactive goods, must, as soon as possible after the incident is discovered, ensure that—

(a) a spillage or leak is cleaned up immediately by properly equipped and trained personnel, and

(b) appropriate specialist advice to address the incident is obtained.

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units for a corporation and 60 penalty units for an individual.

(2) The responsible person for reporting a dangerous goods incident involving radioactive goods must ensure that—

(a) all steps are taken to avoid contact with, or inhalation of, radioactive substances, and

(b) each of the following are immediately notified of the incident—

(i) the Environment Protection Authority,

(ii) the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency,

(iii) the owner of the radioactive goods, and

(c) a spillage or leak is cleaned up immediately by properly equipped and trained personnel, and

(d) persons, other than the properly equipped and trained personnel, are excluded from the site of the spillage or leak until the Environment Protection Authority declares the site to be safe.

Maximum penalty—300 penalty units for a corporation and 60 penalty units for an individual.

(3) Nothing in this section limits the duty of the responsible person for reporting a dangerous goods incident to notify the relevant authority for the port of a dangerous goods incident.