Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence against this section if, otherwise than in accordance with a permit, the person:
(a) dumps controlled material into Australian waters from any vessel, aircraft or platform; or
(b) dumps controlled material into any part of the sea from any Australian vessel or Australian aircraft; or
(c) dumps a vessel, aircraft or platform into Australian waters; or
(d) dumps an Australian vessel or Australian aircraft into any part of the sea.
(2) An offence against this section is punishable, on conviction, as follows:
(a) if it is proved that any of the offending material is seriously harmful material--imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine up to 2,000 penalty units, or both;
(b) if it is proved that any of the offending material is not within Annex 1 to the Protocol--imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine up to 500 penalty units, or both;
(c) in any other case--imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine up to 250 penalty units, or both.