Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES ACT 2004 (NO. 7 OF 2004) - SECT 82

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the regulations require a handling of a dangerous substance to be authorised under a licence; and

        (b)     the person handles the substance; and

        (c)     the person is not authorised under a licence to handle the substance.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

Note 1     Handling a dangerous substance includes importing, manufacturing, storing, supplying, possessing, receiving or using the substance (see  s 11).

Note 2     See the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 (Cwlth) for the transport of dangerous substances (other than explosives, infectious substances and radioactive substances) that are classified as dangerous goods under that Act.

Note 3     Territory laws have no effect to the extent that they are inconsistent with a Commonwealth law (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 28).

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.